Uncle Lester's Hat by: Howie Schneider

This was a really enjoyable book about a little boy's Uncle Wilfred who sat around all day and watched TV because he said he didn't need to go anywhere because he could see it all without leaving his chair. Then they started to tell about Uncle Wilfred's Uncle Lester and how he didn't have TV so he had to see everything for himself. Eventually Uncle Wilfred goes out and sees the world and comes back to tell the little boy his stories. The moral of the book promotes going out and seeing things for yourself and experiencing things first hand instead of just through the eyes of others. The illustrations were very entertaining especially because they covered most of the page. The pictures did a really good job of illustrating what was going on in the book and helped tell the story. I enjoyed this book and plan on reading it for a little girl for my other class. It was funny and entertaining, check it out.