Don't Touch My Hat

The Sheriff of Sunshine, a town in the wild west, is very attached to his hat. When he accidentally wears his wife's hat to solve myriad town problems he finds that his strength did not come from his hat but from himself. A little much in the graphic design department but has a good message.

I absolutely loved this book!! One reason that I really enjoyed it was because the author, James Rumford, used great diction to really create a western-styled story. For instance, many pages have sayings such as, "Fellers, don't touch my hat!" This would be especially fun for teachers and students

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to read because you can have fun reading the story with your best western accent. I also really liked the illustrations. The illustrations are painted and definitely help tell the story. Finally, I love the overall message of the story. The overall message is that you don't need a lucky item to be successful in your job because your love for your job is what makes you successful. I would recommend this book for students in kindergarten through second grade. It's a really easy book to read with only small amounts of text on each page and it isn't long. I think young students would really enjoy it and teachers could easily create a variety of activities to go along with it!

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A story that shows that it's about the love not the tangible. A sheriff who doesn't let anyone touch his hat accidentally takes his wife's hat on a day out and still realized that he was just as much of a hero in hers. Cute story, but not my favorite.