Published on Friday, May 04, 2007
By Daily Bulletin Staff Writer
"Don't Touch My Hat!" by James Rumford (Knopf, $16.99, second-grade level). ISBN: 9780375837821.
A sheriff rules his town with smarts, fairness, quick guns and a 10-gallon hat.
Sheriff John is convinced the key to his success as a lawman is his hat, which he guards with ferocity, even from his beloved wife, who is a bit miffed. The woman is a hat lover too, but hers feature fancy feathers, bright bits of cloth and the occasional fur. One ruckus-filled night John learns that it isn't the hat that makes the man.
It's so rare these days to see a story about the Old West, where the real men are true, tall and brave, and the bad guys always lose. This quaint little tale delivers a message, of course, that courage is found in the heart. Even children, perhaps especially children, regard their talismans (important toys, plush animals, polished rocks, dream catchers, etc.) as all-powerful. They hopefully learn, as does Sheriff John, that the object does not make the man
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