BadgerHollowStoryGuides“DigintoaGoodStory”Copyright©2017Volume1

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Always preview the book yourself before you read to your child so that the question prompts come up naturally and you don’t impede reading or comprehension of the overall story. 1. Whose hat do you think the little fish stole? (Prediction)

2. Little fish says the big fish won’t wake up for a long time? Is he right? How do you know? (Infer

from Illustration)

3. Does the big fish notice that his hat is gone? How can you tell? (Infer from illustration)

4. How can you tell the big fish actually does know who stole his hat? (Infer from illustration)

5. Should the little fish have trusted the crab not to tell where he was going? Why not? (Infer from Illustration)

6. Who ends up keeping the hat? (Comprehension)

7. What do you think happened to the little fish? (Prediction)

8. Have your child retell the story to a sibling, your spouse, or you later in the day. (Summarization & Comprehension)