Wacky Wednesday - Hats Off to Mr. Pockles
Wacky Wednesday with Hats Off to Mr. Pockles! by Sally Lloyd-Jones, a hat-loving dog who finds his friends by sharing his best hat, and Allison designs the wackiest hat in the world.
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What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright.
I'm Kat.
I'm Allison.
Get ready.
It's Wacky Wednesday.
It is time for a delightfully wacky day.
Our StoryBeam is shining a light on extraordinary headwear,
silly animal friends, and finding where you truly belong.
As we read,
Hats Off to Mr. Pockles! by Sally Lloyd-Jones.
Mr. Pockles loves hats more than anything.
He has a chica hat, a panda hat, and even a sandwich hat.
He sure does.
Mr. Pockles has a hat for every single occasion,
except for the big hat day party.
Let's see how this hat-loving dog discovers that the best thing to wear
is a welcoming smile and maybe a very wacky hat.
Let's get our ears on.
I've got mine.
Ready?
Three, two, one.
Let's read.
Here the cast reads Hats Off to Mr. Pockles! by Sally Lloyd-Jones. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.
A sandwich hat on a dog, only on Wacky Wednesday.
I love how Mr. Pockles learned that sharing his favorite things
was the secret to making wonderful new friends.
Co-host, if you could design the wackiest hat in the whole world,
what would be on top of it?
I think some dolls that were activated,
meaning that they did like squiggly stuff,
like their feet were flinging and their arms,
and I would glue my baby doll on there,
and there would also be crazy eyes sticking out.
Big crazy googly eyes?
Yeah.
Oh my goodness.
I think you would win first prize at any hat day party.
Grown-ups, if your little ones giggled at today's whimsical story,
our StoryBeam suggestion for your next library trip is
Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won.
It's another joyous, colorful read aloud about
how sharing a fun hat can turn anyone's grumpy mood completely around.
Look for it in our show notes.
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Put on your favorite wacky hat and have some fun today.
Wear your hats high and keep smiling.
Have a wonderful wacky Wednesday everyone,
and we will see you tomorrow morning for Throwback Thursday.
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After the story
The cast's lesson: sharing your favorite things is how Mr. Pockles made friends. Pair it with a paper-hat afternoon.
If you could design the wackiest hat in the whole world, what would be on top of it?
Mr. Pockles gave away the hat he was saving for best. What is something of yours that would be hard to share?
What is your favorite hat, and when do you wear it?