This is a story of a journey that one engineer takes to find the perfect hat for his job. Stormy is a hard working man who loves his job. His wife is a thoughtful person who cares deeply about her husband. So when he presents her with his problem of not finding a hat to properly suit his job, she starts thinking. However, being a manly man, he doesn't listen to her and won't let her worry about the issue. He tries using other professions hats, but none of them seem to work. So after he has tried everything his wife is the one who designs the perfect hat. This is a realistic contemporary fiction book with great illustrations. The pictures are colorful and take up the entire page. They show motion and could tell the story without text if necessary.
In the back of the book there is even a little blurb about the real George stormy. I think this would be a great book to read to students because although it is about finding a hat, it has more of a message of individuality. Be who you are, don't try and be someone who you aren't because you will only get hurt in the end. The only thing I didn't like about this book was the fact that they went and saw all these jobs and hats but all the people looked exactly the same. There is no diversity at all. Along with the way women are portrayed in this book and the lack of diversity, I can't help but question is this the kind of message I want to be sending to my class?
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