THE HAT BY TOMI UNGERER

A magical black top hat floats onto the bald head of Benito Badoglio, a penniless veteran. Everyday that the hat accompanies Benito, it "performs" something heroic, like stopping a flowerpot from falling on a wealthy tourist's head, rescuing a rare bird, or extinguishing a fire inside a baby carriage. This magical, black hat makes Benito a wealthy man in his own right, thereby heaping riches and love upon him.

This is a great book about turning one's luck around and one that features wonderful illustrations.

Copyright © 1970 by Tomi Ungerer

Publisher: Parents' Magazine Press

Library of Congress: 78-99134