 I love when I find picture books that are so simple, and utterly delightful that both my kids (mother-tongue English speakers) and my newbie ELL students can fall in love. HOORAY FOR HAT written and illustrated by Brian Won is one of these masterpieces. The book structure is so simple you'll wonder why you hadn't thought to write it yourself, but the genius is in the simplicity. (And the best news of all for all us ELL teachers, this book has been so popular, it should be easy to order anywhere around the world. ) Your students will love the repetitive structure of the story. They will cross their arms and repeat, "Go away! I'm grumpy." They will smile at the adorable animals. And the yell along with you as you say "HOORAY FOR HAT!" Believe me!  When you finish reading, you can take one of two routes: focus on emotions (Grumpy, Sad, Mad, Happy, Scared) or the wild animals (Elephant, Zebra, Turtle, Owl, Lion, and Giraffe) as your target language. No matter what you choose, this book absolutely begs to be turned into a theater. So choose your actors and get them talking!
ELEPHANT: Today I'm feeling very grumpy. (Ding dong) Go away, I'm grumpy! (There is a present at the door) ELEPHANT: What's this? A hat? I can't be grumpy now! HOORAY FOR HAT! I will show Zebra. ELEPHANT: Hello, Zebra! ZEBRA: Go away, I'm grumpy! And if you'd like some more fun activities, I found this on FloweringMinds.
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