A Hat Full of Sea

A Hat Full of Sea
Author(s)
Co-Authors / Illustrators
  • Jen Khatun
Publisher Name
Lantana Publishing
Age Range
4+
Release Date
April 02, 2024
ISBN13
978-1915244666
ISBN10 or ASIN
   
How do you cheer someone up when they're stuck in a boring old hospital bed? Cora is determined to find a way.
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?

A heartwarming story about one very special hat. Or should that be one very special girl?

Editor review

1 review
Heartwarming story
(Updated: May 31, 2026)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
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.
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