Learn about different types of hats with Barney.

Barney and his friends have fun at different jobs, including farmer, police officer, and zookeeper, as they ask what hat would be best for each job. On board pages.

The big purple dinosaur paints a picture using all the colors of the rainbow. On board pages.

Aimed at children learning to read, the repetitive phrases will encourage them to read along and have fun with Barney the lovable dinosaur and his hats.

Whether your little one is as cuddly as a kitten or prowls like a lion, you’ll find the perfect accessories here. Jean Adel shares patterns for the cute creatures that have made her JEANADEL line at Barneys department store sell out season after season. The hats, mittens, and scarves can be made in three sizes (for children ages 3 to 7) and require basic knitting skills that Jean guides you through—as well as some slightly more advanced techniques (intarsia, knitting in the round) should you wish to challenge yourself further. Finishing touches that give the wooly animals personality are as simple as a stitched mouth, some googly glued-on eyes, a pom-pom nose, or a few artfully placed buttons.

Baby Bop, the green dinosaur, and a variety of familiar objects, from a yellow blanket to ten flowers, teach the numbers from one to ten. On board pages.

Learn the alphabet with Barney.