''The Magic Hat'' is a 2002 children's picture book by

Mem Fox Merrion Frances "Mem" Fox AM (; born 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still writes and gives seminars. She lives in Adelaide ...

and illustrated by Tricia Tusa. It is about a wizard's hat that appears in a crowded park and alights on people's heads, turning them into various animals. Then, the hat's owner, a wizard, shows up and restores things back to normal.

Reception

A review in ''

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'' of ''The Magic Hat'' wrote: "The bouncy rhyme is fun if undistinguished, but the artwork, in its oversize format, overflows with good humor". ''

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'' found it "..a picture book about happiness that IS happy..". ''The Magic Hat'' has also been reviewed by ''

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'', '' Horn Book Guides'', ''Magpies'',''Magpies'', and the ''

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''. It was the chosen book for the 2007 National Simultaneous Storytime.

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Library holdings of ''The Magic Hat''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magic Hat, The Australian picture books 2002 children's books Picture books by Mem Fox Fiction about magic Fiction about wizards Children's books about hats