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(3) K-3 In this practically wordless offering, three kids with funky new derbies are insulted by a baseball cap-wearing bully ("Ugly hats!"). The insultees come up with a strategy: "Neat hat!" they tell their tormentor, who, disarmed, becomes their playmate. Luthardt's art conveys the kids' ranges of emotion, and he laudably resists the urge to spell out his worthy message.

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