5.9/7

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4.1/5

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Extra Yarn

Written by Mac Barnett & illustrated by Jon Klassen

Hardcover

$19.99

$18.99

4 - 8

Reading age

Page count

592

Word count

AD550L

Lexile measure

Jan 17, 2012

Publication date

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What's Extra Yarn About

Publisher Summary

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.

What Kind of Book is Extra Yarn

Topics

magic kindness clothing social themes yarn and string knitting generosity and giving character traits generosity

Genres

funny and humorous fiction

Reviews

B is for Bookworm

5.00

Lauren Hancock

7.00

I can't say enough good things about Extra Yarn. The story is fun, simple, and just a little bit magical; the writing is straightforward and concise. The art is lovely, making it a great book to display in a child's bedroom or give as a baby shower gift. The story manages to be uplifting and inspiring without being overly moralistic or didactic. This is truly one of the best books we own, and one of the few books I can read to my kids over and over again without any of us getting bored.

Mr. Staccato

5.75

Marmee

5.75

Book Lists That Include Extra Yarn

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Mac Barnett

Mac Barnett is the coauthor of the Terrible Two series and the author of many picture books, which have won multiple Caldecott Honors.

Illustrator

Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book; This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal; and We Found a Hat. He is also the illustrator of two Caldecott Honor books, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, both written by Mac Barnett. Jon Klassen lives in Los Angeles.