The Hat Full of Secrets

Henry has a secret and doesn’t want to tell anyone about it. Luckily, Grandad can relate, and gives Henry a special hat where he has kept all his secrets over the years. But when all of Grandad’s wishes (written on luggage labels) escape, he and Henry go looking for them in all the places where they were made. In doing so, Grandad tells Henry the wonderful stories behind his secrets – ending with something very close to both of their hearts.

The Hat Full of Secrets is a charming, short tale with delightful full-colour illustrations throughout from Wazza Pink. Part of a series of fully illustrated short novels for younger readers from Little Tiger, it’s a perfect read for mid-primary aged children who don’t want to read a longer book but still want a great story. As well as celebrating imagination and magic, this is also a sweet story about the special bond between grandparent and grandchild, and deals sensitively and lightly with the fact that Grandad misses Grandma, too.