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    This kit features six simple, fun activities — including drawing activities, character cut-outs, and a crossword puzzle — that will allow children to engage with Klassen’s books both creatively and conceptually. So gather up your art supplies for an adventure with some of your favorite characters — and hold on to your hat!

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    This kit features six simple, fun activities — including drawing activities, character cut-outs, and a crossword puzzle — that will allow children to engage with Klassen’s books both creatively and conceptually. So gather up your art supplies for an adventure with some of your favorite characters — and hold on to your hat!

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    Jon Klassen Book Activity Kit

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    Candlewick Press
    This kit features six simple, fun activities — including drawing activities, character cut-outs, and a crossword puzzle — that will allow children to engage with Klassen’s books both creatively and conceptually. So gather up your art supplies for an adventure with some of your favorite characters — and hold on to your hat!

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    Candlewick Press Activity Kit

    With dry, irreverent humor and quirky illustrations, Jon Klassens unique picture books have captured the imagination of children and adults alike. His authorial debut I Want My Hat Back, a 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, tells the story of a bear who has lost his hat and is determined to find it. In the companion title, 2013 Caldecott Medal winner This Is Not My Hat, a little fish steals a hat from a big fish. The little fish is sure hell get away with it, but trouble follows close behind . . . This kit features six simple, fun activitiesincluding drawing activities, character cut-outs, and a crossword puzzlethat will allow children to engage with Klassens books both creatively and conceptually. So gather up your art supplies for an adventure with some of your favorite charactersand hold on to your hat!

    Illustrations and display font 2011 and 2012 by Jon Klassen

    Forest Scene
    Bear is looking for his hat. Draw a forest on the next page. Cut out the different characters below from I Want My Hat Back and paste them onto your drawing to complete your scene.

    Materials:
     Crayons or markers Safety scissors Glue or tape

    Illustrations and display font 2011 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

    page 2

    Forest Scene

    Display font 2011 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

    page 3

    Make Your Own Hat


    First decorate the hat below, then cut it out by following the solid lines. Fold on the dotted lines and tape together where indicated.

    TA PE HE RE

    Materials:
    Safety scissors Clear tape  Crayons, markers, and other fun decorating materials

    Display font 2011 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

    page 4

    Crossword Puzzle
    This is your crossword puzzleabout This Is Not My Hat! To complete it, write the answers to the questions below in the corresponding boxes.
    1 2

    3 5

    Across 1.  Who shows Big Fish where Little Fish is hiding?


    Illustrations and display font 2012 by Jon Klassen

    Down 2. Who gets to keep the hat in the end? 3.  Where does Little Fish hide from Big Fish? 4.  What is Big Fish doing when Little Fish steals his hat?

    5.  Who thinks the hat fits him just right? 6.  What does Little Fish steal from Big Fish?

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Answer Key: 1. Crab, 2. Big Fish, 3. Plants, 4. Sleeping, 5. Little Fish, 6. Hat Candlewick Press www.candlewick.com page 5

    Underwater Scene
    Cut out the characters below from This Is Not My Hat and paste them onto the underwater scene on the next page. Will Big Fish find Little Fish this time?

    Materials:
    Safety scissors Glue or tape

    Illustrations and display font 2012 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

    page 6

    Illustration 2012 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

    page 7

    Fish Cutout
    If you were going to illustrate your own picture book starring a fish, what would your fish look like? Have an adult help you cut along the outline of this fish, and use crayons or markers to decorate it.

    Materials:
     Crayons or markers Safety scissors

    Display font 2012 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

    page 8

    Maze

    Help Little Fish swim to where the plants grow big and tall and close together. Draw a route from the start to the finish.

    Illustrations and display font 2012 by Jon Klassen

    Jon Klassen Activity Kit

    Candlewick Press

    www.candlewick.com

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