written by Lee Sang Gyo and illustrated by Kim Eun Sun

In a hat shop, a grandmother and a child find a hat they love. She shows off her new hat and exclaims, "I love my new hat!" Whenever they go out together, their hats are always with them. Whether it's sunny or rainy, it makes them relieved wearing a hat. Furthermore, you don't really have to wear it on your head. It can be useful in many ways. For example, you can use it as a mat to sit on, a basket to catch shamrocks, or a dragonfly net to catch insects. However, they realize that they left their precious hat in the park.... Will the hat stay where it is? Two, no, four people having fun with nothing but a hat shows readers their simple love toward the hat. There is unconditional love for hats, the affection of grandmother and her grandchild, and the love of living things like trout and dragonflies in this book.
The simple repetition of the words has the innocent gaze and heart of an idealized poet, a child. That optimism is endearing in her self-effacing words when she finds her lost hat: "It is not going anywhere, instead, it has been waiting for me.” The hats who were happy when you first chose are starting to look a little worse. They're supposed to keep the sun off your face and the rain out of your hair, but they never thought they'd be used so badly. Instead of a mat, they're on their butts; instead of a basket, they're stuffing shamrocks in their mouths; instead of a dragonfly net, they're being tickled by dragonflies, and then, when their puppy-minded owners leave them on a bench, they're like, "Yay, we can rest now!" and the repeated exclamations of "That's a good hat!" are a humorous contrast to the hard work they've put in.
The children are the ones playing with the hats, but the hats are also giving of themselves, a little too much, becoming tools and friends to play with. The hats are surprised, but not displeased, to see their owners return so soon, but they smile, as if relieved to know that they are loved by someone. Watch the expressions on the hats' faces as they speak with their eyes and mouths, no hands or feet.
The illustrator's masterful sense of humor is captured in these cute and playful illustrations. Don't miss the hats' story, which is hilariously expanded in the three-cut comics in the prologue and epilogue.