Extra Yarn

$14.39

Hardcover
Author: Mac Barnett
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Publisher: Balzer & Bray
Publish Date: January 2012
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.2
EAN: 9780061953385

Overview

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.

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 8.6 x 10.2 x 0.6 in
Lexile Score: 550
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0061953385

Awards

2014 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee (Grades K-3)
2014 Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2014 Golden Archer Award - Nominee (Primary)
2014 Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee (Primary)
2013 Caldecott Medal - Honor Book (Picture Book)
2013 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Up to Seven)
2013 E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Winner (Picture Book)
2013 Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee (Children's Picture)
2013 Star of the North Picture Book Award - Second Place (Grades K-2)
2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner (Picture Book)
2012 Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2012 Cybils - Finalist (Fiction Picture Book)