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Title: Not Much Here...
Review: I expected a more from Mem after such classics as Koala Lou and Possum Magic but The Magic Hat is simply not magical. It reads like a rough draft of a good premise, a magic hat blows into town and whoever it lands on turns into an animal. The book is written in rhyme but the rhymes are too advanced for it's target audience (Kindergarten, 1st grade). The only way the children figure out what animal the person is going to turn into is by questioning and prompting. Anyway, this is a flimsy effort by Mem that ends in a muddled and confusing manner. Overall, this is one to avoid.
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