Extra Yarn
A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
On Sale: 01/17/2012
Extra Yarn
A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
On Sale: 01/17/2012
Format:
Caldecott Honor Book
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book
E. B. White Read-Aloud Award
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
Amazon.com Best Books of the Month
ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
IndieBound Indie Next List Top Ten Pick
School Library Journal Best Book
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
About the Book
From bestselling and award-winning author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen comes Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestseller.
A young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community in this stunning picture book. With spare, gently humorous illustrations and a palette that moves from black-and-white to a range of color, this modern fairy tale has the feel of a new classic.
Fans of Oliver Jeffers and Peter Brown will love this book.
Critical Praise
“There’s nothing to say but—perfect.” — Lane Smith, New York Times bestselling author of It's a Book
“Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Klassen’s deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett’s quirky droll writing.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
“Klassen’s pacing, especially the mostly wordless sequence when the box floats back to Annabelle on a triangle of an iceberg, is impeccable. The final spread, all light and yarn-covered tree limbs, brings Barnett’s clever, quiet yarn full circle, to a little girl and a town, now colorful and happy.” — Horn Book (starred review)
“Reading like a droll fairy tale, this Barnett-Klassen collaboration is both seamless and magical. The spare, elegant text and art are also infused with plenty of deadpan humor. Quirky and wonderful, this story quietly celebrates a child’s ingenuity and her ability to change the world around her.” — Booklist (starred review)
-Product Details
- ISBN: 9780061953385
- ISBN 10: 0061953385
- Imprint: Balzer + Bray
- On Sale: 01/17/2012
- Pages: 40
- List Price:21.99 CAD
- Ages: 4 to 8
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play