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.
Author: Mac Barnett
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 01/17/2012
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.60h x 10.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780061953385
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 148457 / Extra Yarn
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Star of the North Picture Book Award - Second Place
Award: Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/31/2011
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2011
School Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 78
Booklist 12/15/2011 pg. 52
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 66
Shelf Awareness 01/31/2012
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 46
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 29
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 20 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
About the Author
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.
Klassen, Jon: -Jon Klassen grew up in Niagara Falls, Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of several books, including I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, for which he won the Caldecott Medal. Two of his picture books have been named Caldecott Honor books: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn (winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award), both by Mac Barnett. You can visit him online at www.burstofbeaden.com.