Don’t Worry, Douglas!

In his second adventure, Douglas the bear loves the fuzzy orange hat that his father gives him, but when the hat snags on a branch, it turns into a “long string of spaghetti.” Douglas’s friends offer suggestions—the sheep try to wind it into a ball, a cow demonstrates how it can still be worn like a wig—but when it starts to rain, Douglas takes Rabbit’s advice to tell his father the truth about what happened. Melling’s artwork brims with physical comedy as he delivers his message about coming clean with sensitivity and good humor. Ages 3–7. (Sept.)