Uncle Nacho's Hat/El sombrero del tío Nacho

Adapted by Harriet Rohmer
Illustrations by Mira Reisberg

Uncle Nacho can't figure out how to make changes in his life
until his niece shows him how.

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When Ambrosia gives her Uncle Nacho a new hat, he tries to get rid of his old one, but to no avail. No matter what he does, the pesky hat keeps coming back to him. This classic folktale from the Puppet Workshop of Nicaraguan National Television, vividly illustrated by Mira Reisberg and presented in a bilingual edition, is a parable about the difficulties of making changes and shaking off old habits. The book includes an account of the origins of the story.

32 pages

Full-color illustrations

8 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Ages 6 and up

English/Spanish

Reading Rainbow Selection

UNICEF—Ezra Jack Keats Award Citation

Parent's Choice Approved Book

Recommended by the Elementary School Library Collection

"This engaging fable, derived from a Nicaraguan folktale, is appropriately illustrated in bold colors and stylized forms that recall Central American folk art. An entertaining story, doubly useful in this bilingual edition." —Kirkus Children's and Young Adult Edition

"The bilingual Uncle Nacho's Hat is brimming with comedy and color." —Parenting Magazine

Uncle Nacho's Hat

Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-112-7
ISBN-10: 0-89239-112-X
$7.95

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