Back-to-school nights just got easier! Time Travellers Hats is the award-winning bedtime story that calms jitters!
- plowmanpublishing
- Aug 29, 2025
- 3 min read
Why Every Child Needs a Hat That Travels Through Time
Let’s be honest: the back-to-school season comes with a bit of chaos. Lunchboxes mysteriously vanish, new shoes already have scuffs, and someone always forgets where they left their backpack. But here’s the good news—there’s one thing you can count on to bring calm at the end of a busy day: a really great bedtime story.
Time Travellers Hats, written and illustrated by Liv McLean, is a children’s book that’s more than just a bedtime story. It’s a family story, a teaching tool, and a gentle reminder that love for family travel can last through time.
What’s It About?
A hatmaker in the 1800s creates magical hats that whisk children through moments of history, allowing them to meet their great-great-grandparents. But here’s the twist—it’s not just about history. It’s about a family who struggles, and the kind of love that threads generations together.
Why Parents Will Love It
At bedtime, you want a calming book, yes—but also one that leaves your child feeling connected. Time Travellers Hats isn’t just “one more story.” It’s a memory you’ll share. Think of it like hot cocoa for the heart, wrapped up in beautiful, good old-fashioned illustrations.
And, bonus: you’ll get to answer clever questions like:
“Was before when you were a kid, Mom?”
“If hats can travel through time, can my backpack travel back to yesterday so my homework’s done?”
Why Teachers...and Parents Will Love It
This book sneaks learning into storytime (shhh, don’t tell the kids!).
What are your family traditions, Kids? - If you don't have any, what one could you invent?
Teachers will love these topics after reading:
Time Traveller's Hats by Liv McLean
1. Sequencing & Chronology
Understanding events in order (first, next, then, last).
Creating timelines of their own lives or family events.
Comparing “long ago” to “today.”
2. Family & Heritage Studies
Exploring traditions passed down through families.
Sharing classroom “family stories” to celebrate diversity.
Drawing or writing about something “special from my family’s past.”
3. Empathy & Emotional Learning
Recognizing that love travels across generations.
Discussing how family stories connect us to people we may never have met (grandparents, ancestors).
Building respect for differences in how families live and celebrate.
4. Creative Arts & Storytelling
Designing their own “time-travelling hat” with craft supplies.
Writing short stories of where their magical hat would take them.
Acting “before and after” plays (have the kids act out the book).
5. Social Studies & History
Exploring daily life in the past vs. now (clothes, food, homes).
Looking at inventions across time (what did people do before electricity, phones, cars?).
“A day in the life” writing projects comparing eras.
6. Literacy & Language Skills
Vocabulary: before, after, yesterday, tomorrow, then, now.
Comprehension questions about cause and effect (If you go back in time and change something, what happens after?).
Making connections: “How is this story like my life?”
7. Mindfulness & Values
Understanding the importance of cherishing today, while remembering yesterday.
Discussing the idea of “family love being timeless.”
Gratitude exercises: “What tradition or family story am I thankful for?”
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The Clever Hook
Here’s the real magic: Time Travellers Hats teaches children that every family has its own history worth celebrating. That bedtime hug after the story? That’s not just “the end”—it’s the beginning of your child’s lifelong love for books, family, and maybe even history.
So whether you’re tucking in your little one after their first day of school jitters, or you’re a teacher planning to make “before and after”, "creative arts", or "social studies," - fun instead of flat, this is the book you need this fall. Get your copy today!
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✨ Grab your copy of Time Travellers Hats at www.livmclean.com or on Amazon.com, because if there’s one thing every child deserves, it’s a bedtime story that travels through time—and straight into their heart.
Gently,
Liv Mclean
Author, Illustrator.......time traveller!
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