Caps For Sale (Picture Book)

Bibliographic Information: Slobodkina, E. (1987). Caps For Sale. Harper & Row Publishers.

Brief Annotation: The story followers a peddler who is selling caps. He is unique and keeps his caps on his head, stacked one on top of the other. He stops under a tree to take an afternoon nap and wakes up to find that all of his caps were missing; the only one left was his. But where could the caps be and how will he find them?

Genre: Fiction, Humor, Picture book

Grade Level: K-2

Readers who will like this: Children with humorous imaginations; Children who like hats; Children who like monkeys.

Response/Rating: 4; Absolutely love this book! The interactions between the peddler and the monkeys was quite humorous, as I could imagine monkeys acting just as they were and very stubborn. It was also refreshing to read a book that had no deep meaning, scary plot, or danger zones. This book was one in which is clearly just for fun.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What is the goofiest thing you have had on your head or seen on someone else’s?