The Upside Down Hat
Written by Stephen Barr and Illustrated by Gracey Zhang
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2022
“Debut author Barr keeps the language simple and lyrical. Watercolor illustrations vibrating with wobbly lines suggest life and motion . . . The last double-page spread . . . depicting the boy on stilts clomping into the distance wearing the hat while his avian friends play in a birdbath, is a joyous conclusion . . .” —Kirkus Reviews
"A lullingly spare story . . . with exquisite, Bemelmans-like illustrations . . . With contrails of The Little Prince and magic-carpet colors, even adults will be transported." —The New York Times