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Saad and His New Cap

Written and Illustrated by Olof and Lena Landstrom

In this charming story originally published in Swedish, Saad’s mother asks him to buy a newspaper from a nearby bookstore. Wearing his new cap, Saad is confident that he is safe from the rain until his cap gets drenched and covers his eyes. He stumbles and hurts himself. Mom takes care of him and tries to fix the cap by ironing it with the newspaper on it. The result makes Saad happier and proud with his new cap that has now the sports page printed on it! The story sheds light on a mutual child-parent supportive relation: Saad and his mother take turns in feeling emotional distress, but each one supports the other. In a way, the story also supports parents by showing that they don’t always  hold the “magic wand” and sometimes make humorous mistakes in the efforts of caring for their children.

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Sa'ad gets a new hat that has an umbrella. When he goes to buy a newspaper for his mother, he is delighted to wear his new hat, but an unfortunate accident ruins it! Sa'ad's mother tries to fix the ruined hat, but a surprise is awaiting her!

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Dear parents,

Sa'ad gets a new hat that has an umbrella. When he goes to buy a newspaper for his mother, he is delighted to wear his new hat, but an unfortunate accident ruins it! Sa'ad's mother tries to fix the ruined hat, but a surprise is awaiting her!

Herby, we share with you some suggestions for activities about the book that you can do with your children:

Family Activities

  • The illustrations in this book are the main feature in it, as they clearly illustrate the events of the story and reveal more than the written text. When we first encounter the book, we review it with the children and encourage them to "read" the story as they figure it out according to the illustrations alone.
  • There are five pages in this book (10-14) that show Sa'ad walking in the rain until he falls. We look at the second illustration (page 11) and wonder with the child about other possibilities of what may happen next: will the newspaper fall in the puddle and get wet? Or will Sa'ad's hat fly away? This game of guessing strengthens the child's ability to foresee upcoming events according to previously provided information.
  • Sa'ad's mother always consoles him by hugging him and remediating his wounds, and preparing a beverage for him. How do we console others, and how do we like to be comforted when we feel pain or upset?
  • Sa'ad falls on the sidewalk and wounds his leg. We talk about caution on the roads and how we can protect ourselves from harm.
  • Sa'ad's mother does a silly, cute thing while trying to fix his hat, as all parents try their best but cannot always come with magic solutions for their children's problems. We remember together similar events that have happened with members of our family.
  • Hat decoration workshop! We have fun with our children while decorating different hats. We can include family members and friends in this activity. We use different materials, such as colorful feathers, buttons, stickers, fabric dyes, etc.
  • Enjoy your reading and activities!

المربّية العزيزة،

 تعجّ قصّة "سعد وقبّعته الجديدة" بمضامين حياتيّة وتربوية يمكن أن تنطلقي منها لحواراتٍ وفعاليّات غنيّة وممتعة مع الأطفال. نشاركك بعض الأفكار:

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