Hats! (Compass Point Early Readers)
Kindergarten-Grade 1-In Clown Around, a group of stiffly rendered,  goofy-looking clowns with unusually large mouths perform a  circus act. The text, composed of short simple sentences, is  well suited for beginning readers, but the colored-pencil and  watercolor art is too busy to provide adequate reinforcement of  the text. Hats! features a young boy who tries on many different  hats as he decides which one to wear: "I need to wear a  hat./Which one?/All my hats are so much fun." There is not much  of a story line, but the simple text is accompanied by  uncomplicated cartoon illustrations that provide helpful picture  clues for young readers. Both titles include a word list and a  "Parent's Page" with related activities and suggestions.  Serviceable titles for collections in need of  easy-readers.Melinda Piehler, North Tonawanda Public Library, NYCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.