From bestselling and award-winning author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen comesExtra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book,Boston Globe-Horn BookAward winner, and aNew York Timesbestseller.
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.
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Extra Yarn, winner of a Caldecott Honor and theBoston Globe-Horn BookAward, as well as aNew York Timesbestseller, 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 forThis Is Not My Hat.
Theres nothing to say butperfect. -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 qlƒ'