About This Book:
Grandpa Jim can only see a small square of blue sky from his hospital window, so Cora decides there’s only one thing to do―she will bring him some sea to go with it!
First, she brings him a hat full of sea. Then she brings him a hat full of countryside. She even brings him the moon, the black velvet night, and the shimmering, glimmering stars. She empties them all out onto the hospital bed for her beloved Grandpa Jim to share. Can Cora bring the hospital ward to magical life until her grandpa is ready to go outside and play with her once more?
*Review Contributed By Connie Reid, Staff Reviewer*
Heartwarming story
A Hat Full of Sea is a heartwarming story of a granddaughter cheering up her grandfather while he’s in the hospital. Having someone you love in the hospital can be scary but this book diffuses that by sharing how you can visit and bring cheerful mementos and memories until the person recovers. There is a nice outcome as the grandfather gets well enough to leave and they walk on the real beach. The illustrations convey the fanciful places she imagines for her grandfather so he doesn’t have to look out a small window to see nature. Overall, this tender story shows the love between a child and her grandfather and how she helped keep his spirits up while he recovered.
