Brumbeau, J., & Marcken, G. (2003). Miss Hunnicutt's Hat . New York: Orchard Books.
Interest Level: K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3
Lexile® measure: 510L
DRA: 30-34
Guided Reading: N
The Queen is coming to Littleton today and the Littletonians are busily running around trying to get ready for her arrival. They are painting all of the buildings purple, the Queen's favorite color. They ordered a cake and refreshments, and it all comes to a halt when Miss Hunnicutt walks out of her house in her chicken hat. In Littleton everyone dresses the same, and it is not okay to ever stray from that. Her hat causes an uproar and ruins all of the plans they had made for the Queen. Now the town is a mess and the Mayor has to do something about it. He decides to send Miss Hunnicutt to jail. Just then the Queen comes to town and has a hat just like Miss Hunnicutt's. The Queen and Miss Hunnicutt become friends, and everyone in town starts wearing chicken hats.
This book would be appropriate for early elementary (K-3). Students older than that would probably not get into it as much. It is at a 3rd grade reading level, so it would have to be used as a read aloud for students younger than that.
This is a great story about being yourself no matter what anyone else thinks about you. The story is a little over the top and funny, but not very realistic. But it is believable, and students would really get into it. Miss Hunnicutt stuck to what she believed no matter what the other people in the town had to say about it. Miss Hunnicutt and the other characters fit the setting perfectly.
The illustrations are high quality, and really beautiful. They compliment the text in a great way. The story would not be the same without the illustrations.
Literary Elements:
Allegory: this is a story about being yourself even though that is not explicitly stated.
Mini-Lesson
I would pair this with an art lesson and have students create their own crazy hats that represent who they are.
The Queen is coming to Littleton today and the Littletonians are busily running around trying to get ready for her arrival. They are painting all of the buildings purple, the Queen's favorite color. They ordered a cake and refreshments, and it all comes to a halt when Miss Hunnicutt walks out of her house in her chicken hat. In Littleton everyone dresses the same, and it is not okay to ever stray from that. Her hat causes an uproar and ruins all of the plans they had made for the Queen. Now the town is a mess and the Mayor has to do something about it. He decides to send Miss Hunnicutt to jail. Just then the Queen comes to town and has a hat just like Miss Hunnicutt's. The Queen and Miss Hunnicutt become friends, and everyone in town starts wearing chicken hats.
This book would be appropriate for early elementary (K-3). Students older than that would probably not get into it as much. It is at a 3rd grade reading level, so it would have to be used as a read aloud for students younger than that.
This is a great story about being yourself no matter what anyone else thinks about you. The story is a little over the top and funny, but not very realistic. But it is believable, and students would really get into it. Miss Hunnicutt stuck to what she believed no matter what the other people in the town had to say about it. Miss Hunnicutt and the other characters fit the setting perfectly.
The illustrations are high quality, and really beautiful. They compliment the text in a great way. The story would not be the same without the illustrations.
Literary Elements:
Allegory: this is a story about being yourself even though that is not explicitly stated.
Mini-Lesson
I would pair this with an art lesson and have students create their own crazy hats that represent who they are.
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