Mr. Zinger's Hat
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Cary Fagan is the award-winning author of several young adult novels and picture books. This wonderful new story is about stories, and story-telling, and is sure to enchant and instruct children at home and at school for years to come.
This is the story of a bored little boy, who meets a man, and together they build a story. This story within a story is charming and changes both their lives... and quite possibly the readers as well.
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Leo's mother has told him not to disturb Mr. Zinger, who's a writer, but when Leo's ball sends Mr. Zinger's hat flying, the old man invites Leo to sit and talk. The man begins by gazing into his wayward hat to see what made it fly off. "Ah, I see now," he says. "It's a story. A story trying to get out." Mr. Zinger starts a tale, weaving into it Leo's many interruptions and suggestions; it's clear he's an old storytelling hand. Petricic (who teamed with Fagan on My New Shirt) uses simple outlines and candy colors for the story-within-a-story and somber shades and cross-hatching for the scenes of Mr. Zinger and Leo so distinct are the styles, they could easily be the work of two separate, equally accomplished illustrators. When Mr. Zinger says good-bye, Leo asks if he will write the story they've just made. "No," Mr. Zinger replies, generously. "That's not my story, that's your story." Fagan's dialogue moves smartly, almost independently of the artwork, yet Petricic's drawings give needed warmth to the relationship between Leo and Mr. Zinger. Ages 4 6.
