Extra Yarn: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner - Hardcover

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by Mac Barnett (Author), Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

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. Front Jacket

Extra Yarn, winner of a Caldecott Honor and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, as well as a New York Times bestseller, is the story of how a young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community. This much-loved picture book is written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, who also won the Caldecott Medal for This Is Not My Hat. --Lane Smith, New York Times bestselling author of It's a BookBack Jacket

Extra Yarn, winner of a Caldecott Honor and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, as well as a New York Times bestseller, is the story of how a young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community. This much-loved picture book is written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, who also won the Caldecott Medal for This Is Not My Hat.

Number of Pages: 40

Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.6 x 10.2 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: January 17, 2012

Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2013)

Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award (2014)

Award: Buckaroo Book Award (2013)

Accelerated Reader:

Quiz Name: Extra Yarn

Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3

Reading Level: 3.2

Point Value: 0.5