Mr. Zinger's Hat

Description

This is the story of a bored little boy, who meets a man, and together they build a story. This story within a story changes their lives, and will delight young readers who enjoy spinning their own yarns. Through vivid, colourful artwork children and adults alike will be enchanted by this tale that celebrates the magic of storytelling. A book that can be savoured again and again.

CARY FAGAN is an award-winning author for children. His kids' books include Wolfie and Fly, Little Blue Chair, the popular Kaspar Snit novels, the two-volume Master Melville's Medicine Show, and the picture book Mr. Zinger's Hat, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the IODE Jean Throop Award, as well as a TD Book Giveaway in Canada. He has also won the Jewish Book Award and been shortlisted for the Silver Birch Award (five times), the Rocky Mountain Book Award (twice), the Hackmatack Award (twice), the Norma Fleck Award, the Shining Willow Award, and others. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario. DUSAN PETRICICwas born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts and Design. His political cartoons and illustrations have regularly appeared in major newspapers and magazines in Europe and North America. As co-author and/or illustrator, he has created more than forty children's books and is the recipient of many prestigious international awards. While pursuing his own career as an artist, Dusan has taken time to teach students illustration and animation.Dusan Petricic lives in Toronto, Ontario.

SELECTION - "The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers" Winter Children's Book Panel, 2012 SELECTION - TVO Parents Top 10 Summer Reading List for Ages 6-8, 2012 SELECTION - Today's Parents 100 Best Canadian Kids' Book of All Time, 2012 PRAISE FOR Mr. Zinger's Hat: "Petricic .... expertly evokes the episode's understated warmth while cranking up the visual appeal with a set of distinctly delineated central characters interacting comfortably with one another. A thoroughly engaging addition to the shelf of stories about story making." --Kirkus Reviews "Petricic uses simple outlines and candy colors for the story within-a-story and somber shades and cross-hatching for the scenes of Mr. Zinger and Leo - so distinct are the styles, they could easily be the work of two separate, equally accomplished illustrators. . . Fagan's dialogue moves smartly." --Publishers Weekly "Mr. Zinger's Hat is a wonderful story about the shared process of creating . . . a story! . . . It is a charming illustration of creative interaction." --CM Magazine "Every child needs a Mr. Zinger - and his hat! - in his or her life . . . This book oh-so-softly brings across a sweet, multigenerational message about sharing the power of imagination." --Booklist