Mr McGee and His Hat

Mr McGee and His Hat by Pamela Allen (Puffin Books) HB RRP $24.99 ISBN 9781761345050

New Zealander Pamela Allen, writer and illustrator, has over fifty classic stories for children, and here is her seventh book about Mr McGee. Like her other books, Allen’s artwork is distinctive with lots of white space on each page. And on each page, too, is rhyming verse to tell a simple story.

In this exciting new Mr McGee adventure – published in Allen’s 90^th year – Mr McGee is sleeping under a tree when a sudden gust of wind sends him flying -- his hat, his cat, and ‘his bed went too’. When the wind stops, however, he can’t find his hat. ‘It wasn’t anywhere he could see.’ He searches high and low without success. But it’s only when he goes back to bed does the hat come to light. (Blame the cat!)

Here is a book ideal for children aged 4+ years.