This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen is assigned in US schools at grades k–3. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where This Is Not My Hat is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Pages
- 39
- Reading time
- about 45 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Picture Book
- ISBN-13
- 9781536233520
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About this book
“Combines spare text and art to deliver no small measure of laughs in another darkly comic haberdashery whodunit. . . . Hats off!” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing a certain enormous fish hasn’t woken up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened, right? Deadpan visual humor swims to the fore in this Caldecott Medal–winning title in the celebrated hat trilogy.
Why widely assigned
This Picture Book title, typically at grades k–3. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Caldecott Medal
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Caldecott Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2013 Caldecott Medal
- recommended·1st gradesource: Caldecott Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2013 Caldecott Medal
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Caldecott Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2013 Caldecott Medal
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Caldecott Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2013 Caldecott Medal
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Common questions
- What grade level is This Is Not My Hat?
- This Is Not My Hat is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read This Is Not My Hat?
- It takes about 45 minutes to read This Is Not My Hat (39 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 45 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign This Is Not My Hat?
- This Is Not My Hat appears on reading lists for Caldecott Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is This Is Not My Hat banned in schools?
- This Is Not My Hat does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–3 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: read-aloud.