| Extra Yarn: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Barnett, Mac (Author), Klassen, Jon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061953385 ISBN-13: 9780061953385 Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Clothing & Dress - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2010015945 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.2" W x 8.6" (0.90 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 148457 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Klassen, Jon: - Jon Klassen grew up in Niagara Falls, Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, as well as the illustrator of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett; The Dark by Lemony Snicket; House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser; Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson; and the first three books in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. Barnett, Mac: -Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than thirty languages. His picture books include two Caldecott Honor-winning collaborations with Jon Klassen: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn. Among his other popular books are I Love You Like a Pig, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, and The Magic Word, illustrated by Elise Parsley. He lives in Oakland, California. You can visit him online at www.macbarnett.com. |