You Must Bring A Hat

*Winner of the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award 2016*

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? Find out in this tale that builds to a gloriously surreal and hilarious ending.

Illustrated by Kate Hindley

Published by Simon & Schuster Children’s UK, June 2016

ISBN: 9781471117329

Look inside…

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Reviews

“Mounting exasperation, preposterous rules, and just plain fun make this party a surefire hit.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“…it will have children (and a fair few adult readers aloud,) splitting their sides and almost wetting themselves in delight. What a nexus of hilarity Simon and Kate have created here. Every word of Simon’s has seemingly been weighed for maximum impact; and every scene just exudes wonderfully wacky details of the hatty, and hatless, Hindley kind.”

— Jill Bennett, Red Reading Hub

“A great book for ages 3-6 that grows to a hilarious climax”

— Children’s Books Ireland

“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!”

— LoveReading4Kids

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