e Hooray for Hat by Brian Wong The short story I taught to kindergarten kids is Hooray for Hat by Brian Wong. Wong writes stories for children using visual illustrations, such as drawings. Before reading the story, I did a little research of my own to understand how illustrations are used to communicate to the audience, especially young children. When children see a picture, they believe that it is of a real thing. The use of different colors can have different meanings, such as using bright colors to express happy moments, and dark colors to express sad moments. I considered the various colors that Wong uses in the story so I’ll be able to explain to the children how the changing of colors corresponds with the moods of the animals in the story. Similarly, I understand that children love stories about animals. Therefore, I chose a story with animal characters so as to create interest in the children