Hello Cat, You Need a Hat

by Rita Golden Gelman, Dana Regan (Illustrator)

First published twenty years ago, this story finds a new format and new illustrations in a Hello Reader! edition. A young girl insists that a cat try on some hats, and some shoes, and...

Genres: Picture Books, Juvenile, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Angela Randall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it was trying to cover the same ground as The Cat in the Hat. It had some great rhythms and silliness, so it's great to read aloud.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute fun book to read to young ones. However, once the word DUMB was used, my rating of it dropped drastically. It’s hard enough to stop my children from using the word. I don’t want them learning to read using books with that word in them.

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good beginner reader in the style of Dr Seuss.

[Madeline Clements · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good read aloud book because it is a rhyming book. It reminded me a lot of green eggs and ham until the end.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. Rating: 3
2. A book review from Children's Literature said, "In this simple text, a young girl tries to convince a hatless, crabby tabby that he should don a chapeau of some sort. She extols the virtues of her rain hat, a hat to hide in and swim in, as well as all the people who wear hats such as the members of a marching band, sports teams, firefighters and construction workers. Throughout it all, the bad-tempered cat repeats that he has no interest in hats. To avoid further conflict, the little girl says that she will stop pushing hats and they can go sit quietly on the hill..."
3. This is a cute little book about a girl trying to get her cat friend to wear a hat. The cat is very stubborn and doesn't want to wear one but the girl continues to show the cat all different types of hats that he could wear if he wanted to. The author uses a lot of rhyming words and the illustrator does a nice job supporting the text with the simple, yet descriptive pictures. I would recommend this book for beginning readers in Kindergarten or first grade.

[Emily Peed · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great as a read aloud. It is about a mouse trying to get a cat to wear hats. The mouse shows the cat different hats. The cats gets upset so the mouse promises no more hats but offers him shows instead.

The eddition I read was illustrated by Robert Gurney. The pictures looked like ink sketches. The pages were an aqua color and the drawings were in black. It was very simple yet really added to the story. The ending picture with the mouse sitting on the hill is my favorite picture. It makes you feel the emotions the mouse is feeling.

The writing is great. This is a great book to help children learn about rhymes. Since the mouse is persuading the cat to wear hats it can be used to talk about persuasive writing. There is a flow to the book which makes it easy to read it. The cat speaking creates interest. Beginner readers are able to read this book. There are a lot of sight words in the story as well.

[Ky · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a k - 2 book that could be used as a read aloud or for an independent reader. The author shows difference in text when displaying dialogue. This is a rhyming book and has many great lessons you could pull out.

[Nojood Alsudairi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny rhymes.

[Katie Beck · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book. It reminds me of Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. This is a simple book that a beginning reader could read.

[Ruby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every one of my children have learned to read with this fun rhyming book.

[Aphie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Operation: Acquiring more beginner readers of interest for the Mini Monster. Ones that aren't dull as dishwater.

[Mikana · Rating 5 out of 5]

One my favourite stories growing up, which I enjoyed just as much the 2nd time round with my own loved ones.

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