This is Not My Hat

Klassen, J.( 2012). This is Not My Hat.  Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

A little fish steals a hat from a sleeping bigger fish and thinks he can get away with it.  He thinks the big fish will sleep for a long time, but he doesn't. He thinks the big fish won't know where he's going, but he does.  He thinks the crab, who saw him, won't tell where he is going, but he does.  He thinks that by hiding in the tall plants, the big fish won't find him, but he does.  The big fish goes after the little fish in the tall plants.  At the end, the big fish comes out of  the tall plants with his hat on, but the little fish doesn't come back out. 

This is a good book to teach predictions to younger readers.  Predictions can be made throughout the story.  Readers can also make predictions at the end when the little fish doesn't come out of the tall plants.  It can also  teach younger children about taking things that do not belong to you.  This book is a Caldecott Medal winner.