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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is a true story about George Kromer who worked on a train that and had issues with keeping a hat on while he was working. He tried different ones, but none worked. They were too big, heavy, or not durable enough. His wife has an idea to make him the perfect hat. Her idea is successful and ahe being selling them to all the other train conductors. Her hats are still worn today by train conductors. Stormy loves trains and loves everything about them but he hates that he can;t find the perfect hat. So he goes to see all his friends who work for different occupations. Either their hat gives him a head ache, catches on fire, or blows away. He goes home to visit his wife who tries to give his advice and finally Stormy listen. She gets Stormy to close his eyes and describe the hat. His wife makes the perfect hat and years later the hat still lives on.
CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2009) Railroad engineer Stormy Kromer drives the Red Stack line from St. Paul to Chicago. He loves his work, but he doesn’t love his hat. In fact, he doesn’t love any of them. His derby hat blows off in the wind when the train goes into a tunnel. The paper pressman’s hat he tries bursts into flame from a rogue cinder. Every night he comes home and complains, and every night his wife, Ida, tries to help, but Stormy always interrupts: “Aw, don’t you worry your pretty little head . . . I’ll figure out something.” The night Stormy comes home with a pounding headache from the heavy fireman’s hat he’s borrowed, Ida has had enough. “My head isn’t little. It’s as big as yours. Either listen to what I have to say, or stop complaining.” And what Ida, who turns out to be a seamstress, has to say is that she can make him the perfect hat—she just needs him to describe what it should look like. Eric A. Kimmel’s droll picture book tells the (mostly) true story of how the traditional railroad workers’ hat came to be. Andrea U’ren’s terrific illustrations perfectly complement the humor while making it clear all along that Ida may be able to give Stormy exactly what he’s looking for. CCBC Category: Picture Books for School-Age Children. 2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 32 pages, $16.95. Ages 5-8. PremiosListas de sobresalientes
As Stormy, a railroad engineer, searches for the perfect hat--one that will not blow off, get too hot, or shade his eyes too much--his wife, Ida, becomes increasingly annoyed that he will not let her help. Includes a historical note about the real Stormy and Ida Kromer. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Although many of Kimmel's books are retellings of various folk and fairy-tales, Stormy's Hat: Just Right for a Railroad Man is an exception, presenting a fictionalized version of a true story. The Stormy Kromer cap is still used by many railroad workers today, and has also become a part of the traditional clothing worn in some regions of the United States. The version with flaps is very popular in the American Midwest, particularly in Michigan. I enjoyed the story here, which highlights both the way in which necessity is the mother of invention, and the importance of listening to the ideas of those around us. Stormy's continual dismissal of Ida's attempts to help demonstrate that when we fail to do the latter, we could be losing out on potential solutions to our problems. The accompanying artwork from U'Ren is expressive, and really captures both Stormy's distress and Ida's growing impatience. Recommended to all young train lovers, and to anyone looking for children's stories about invention, clothing (specifically, headwear), and the importance of communication. ( )