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The Hatmaker's Sign

illus­trat­ed by Robert Andrew Park­er
Orchard Books, 1998
978–0531071748
ages 4 to 8

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After you’ve read The Hat­mak­er’s Sign, try this book:

The Hatmaker’s Sign

A Story by Benjamin Franklin

To heal the hurt pride of Thomas Jef­fer­son as Con­gress makes changes to his Dec­la­ra­tion of Inde­pen­dence, Ben­jamin Franklin tells his friend the sto­ry of a hat­mak­er and his sign.

Awards and Honors

  • Amer­i­can Folk­lore Soci­ety Aesop Award
  • New York State Char­lotte Book Award
  • NOTE Notable Chil­dren’s Book in the Lan­guage Arts
  • Par­ent­ing Mag­a­zine Best Book of the Year
  • Sto­ry­telling World Award