Bertie the gardener loves his tatty, old, brown, floppy hat - his dog, Oscar, has one too. Bertie is content with his life and the hat that he wears everywhere, including in the bath. That is, until he sees someone else looking important, in a different hat (a bowler hat). Bertie decides he needs a different image and goes from hat to hat (much to the dismay of Oscar) in his quest to look important, dignified, professional, clever, mysterious and magical. In the end, Bertie comes to realise that the hats can't change his character. He also discovers that he already was important, dignified, professional and clever, working his own magic in the garden - after all, Bertie is an excellent Gardner.

Illustrated by: Renee Paule, G. R. Hewitt