By Simon Philip (author) , Kate Hindley (illustrator)
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Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award
A party invitation is at the centre of this highly entertaining and amusing story. It states that guests must bring a hat, but it appears that there are more entry requirements too, and as the story goes on they become increasingly absurd. Kate Hindley is given some truly wonderful scenes to illustrate and rises to the challenge superbly.
Characters featured include a monocle-sporting badger and elephant forced into a tutu. There’s lots to look at on every spread and the surprise ending will send everyone back to the beginning to check for details that might have been missed. Great fun! ~ Andrea Reece
The only rule for attending this party is ...you MUST bring a hat. But what if you don't own a hat? Will bringing a monkey wearing a hat be enough?
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Find out in this tale that builds to a gloriously surreal and hilarious ending.
'This glorious cumulative story sees the requirements for entry growing ever more stringent - and the list of party-goers ever longer. It builds to a superb and wholly unexpected ending which will delight young readers. Gloriously illustrated, with an immense amount of careful detail which mustn't be missed. Wonderful!' Parents in Touch
'Colourful, fun and easy to follow, young kids will love having a look through the illustrations while you read them the book in bed.' Mummy Pages
Simon Philip has won various awards with his previous picture books: You Must Bring a Hat (illustrated by Kate Hindley) was the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year 2016 and I Really Want the Cake (illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti) was shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. His other picture books published by Oxford Children’s include Wanna See a Penguin?, Wanna See a Llama? , and Let Me Do It! Simon’s titles have been translated into over 20 languages.
Simon was born in Chichester in 1988 and has lived there ever since. After studying History at Exeter University, he decided to become a primary school teacher. Teaching rekindled his love of children's books, so much so that he decided to have a go at writing his own.
Read a Q&A with the author here .
UKLA Book Awards - 2018
the best picture books · the best bedtime stories
The only rule for attending this party is ...you MUST bring a hat. But what if you don't own a hat?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed You Must Bring a Hat and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
You Must Bring a Hat features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Books for Babies and Toddlers
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You Must Bring a Hat was written by Simon Philip and published by Simon & Schuster Childrens Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd
You Must Bring a Hat has 32 pages
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