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  • Published: 10 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593529430
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $32.99

Very Good Hats




The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud will inspire kids to see ordinary objects in a whole new way.

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, author of This Time Tomorrow, this is a joyous, inventive, adorably illustrated read-aloud that will inspire kids to see ordinary objects in a whole new way.

Some people think hats are fancy things you can buy at a dressy store, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In this book, acorns and raspberries are snug hats for your fingers, and an empty pudding cup is a good hat for a stuffed bear. Pajama pants make dangly hats, books can be dramatic hats, and bubbles make very fine hats as well (if temporary). Readers will be delighted to discover that anything can be a hat if you believe it is. Hats are everywhere you look!

  • Published: 10 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593529430
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Emma Straub

Emma Straub is the New York Times bestselling author of four novels, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, All Adults Here and the short story collection Other People We Married. Her books have been published in twenty countries. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.

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Praise for Very Good Hats

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* “Clean-lined, colorful . . . Myriad delightful details . . . Delightful and engaging.” —Kirkus, starred review on Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse


* "Visually striking, engaging . . . sends the message that everyone counts." —Kirkus, starred review on One Family

"Scenes of city life are imbued with warmth, comfort, and a kind of universality." —PW review, One Family

* "Wonder-filled and delightful." —Kirkus, starred review on City Moon

"Children will love poring over all the details." —SLJ on City Moon

"Cute and blocky illustrations in cheery colors . . . Little ones will be delighted by the happy faces and affectionate world." —Booklist on Besos for Baby