Adorable! Hedgie uses a stocking as a hat. ( )

The animals use the hat for different things.

A hedgehog gets a sock stuck on his head, and to avoid embarrassment he tells the other farm animals it's his stylish new hat, starting a new fad that causes some inconvenience for the little girl of the farm. It's cute, but it's a slightly different but also slightly less satisfying spin on Jan Brett's previous and better book, The Mitten. ( )

I really enjoyed reading this book. The illustrations were very detailed and I thought it was really cool how there was foreshadowing images on each of the pages. The story is a good one to read to others about always being yourself and not being worried about fitting in all of the time. ( )

Jan Brett writes a beautiful story but the true star of the show are her gorgeous illustrations. I love how the stunning art in the central picture is augmented by the secondary story being told in the images in the side bar. She is a tee master of her craft. ( )