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When Everybody Wore a Hat (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards)) | 
 enlarge | Creator: William Steig
Publisher: Joanna Cotler
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 815404
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0060097000
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060097004
ASIN: 0060097000
Publication Date: April 1, 2003
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Product Description
This is the story of
when I was a boy,
almost 100 years ago,
when fire engines were
pulled by horses,
boys did not play with girls,
kids went to libraries for books,
there was no TV,
you could see a movie for a nickel,
and everybody wore a hat.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
Fun Little Book March 18, 2008
C. Li (New York, NY)
What a fun little book! I went to see the William Steig exhibition at the Jewish Museum in NY and was fascinated by his art. There aren't too many books on William Steig available (at least not on Amazon), so I bought this one and the Jewish Museum book on William Steig. I loved this little book, it's great quality and nice pictures. Highly recommended!
Great for kids! September 11, 2007
Carol D. Nastasi (NY)
As a teacher of primary grades, I find this book to be very enjoyable and informative as a tool for motivating young children to learn about the past.
More Than A Children's Book December 13, 2005
Fred Belinsky (San Diego, CA)
This is a delightful children's book about the boyhood of its author, 95 year old William Steig. The book is both personal and historical as Steig recounts the time in America "when everybody wore a hat." Steig, an artist whose drawings have appeared regularly in "The New Yorker" magazine since 1930, is both the books's illustrator and writer. Grandparents looking for a book that they can read to their grandchildren that will inspire good additional conversation should buy this book.
 what was life like long ago? March 24, 2005
Melissa Sack (georgia)
This is a autobiography of popular children's William Steig. He tells us of the year when he was 8 years old. Things were much different in the world then. There was no tv, fire engines were pulled by horses and everybody wore a hat! Mr. Steig tells us about his parents and family life as well. We learn that his parents were immigrants and spoke 4 languages!
The book was easy to read. There were very few words per page. This makes it great for all ages.
I would recommend this book to others. It's fun to learn about life long ago.
A Little Slice of History..... May 28, 2003
Roz Levine (Virginia)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
"In 1916, when I was eight years old, there were almost no electric lights, cars or telephones-and definitely no TV. Even fire engines were pulled by horses. Kids went to LIBRARIES for books. There were lots of immigrants..." William Steig takes the reader back to the simpler times of his childhood when mother bought her meat at the butchers, boys didn't play with girls, a nickel could buy you a hot dog, a pound of fruit, or a day at the movies, you didn't go to the doctor's office, the doctor came to your house, everyone wanted to have his picture taken on a horse, and everybody wore a hat. "There was no such thing as a hatless human being." Written as if by an eight year old, Mr Steig's remembrances are sometimes poignant and always heartwarming and complemented by his marvelous, expressive childlike illustrations. Adults will revel in all the nostagia, and kids will be intrigued by how different life was at the beginning of the last century. When Everybody Wore A Hat is a charming slice of history, best read together and shared, that will whet the appetite, open interesting discussions, and send youngsters out looking for more.
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