Extra Yarn

Name: Extra Yarn
Brand: BALZER & BRAY
Price: 41.75 AUD
Availability: BackOrder

A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

By: Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett

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Hardcover | 17 January 2012

At a Glance

Hardcover
40 Pages

Age
4 - 8

Dimensions(cm)
26 x 23 x 2

Hardcover

$41.75

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This is an extraordinary new picture book about a little girl who cocoons her cold, grey town in joy and warmth...and brightly coloured yarn!

On a cold, dark day in a dull, grey town, little Annabelle discovers a box of brightly coloured yarn. She knits a cosy jumper to keep herself nice and toasty warm and finds, to her surprise, that she still has yarn left over. So she decides to knit her dog a jumper too but - hang on a second - she STILL has extra yarn! Annabelle knits and knits and, soon, she's blanketed the entire town in a rainbow of colour, knitting away the dreary iciness that grips it. Her prodigious status spreads far and wide. It doesn't take long for the evil Archduke to set his beady eyes upon Annabelle's magical box of yarn but, little does he know, you have to have a little bit of magic inside your heart for it to work...

About the Author

The perfect marriage of a beautiful, timeless story and stunning illustrations from a dream duo, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Rising star Jon Klassen's debut picture book, "I Want My Hat Back", was listed as one of the "New York Times"' Best Illustrated Books of 2011. Keep your eyes peeled for a very familiar-looking bear in Extra Yarn!

Industry Reviews

"There's nothing to say but--perfect."--Lane Smith, New York Times bestselling author of It's a Book There s nothing to say but perfect. --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 quietly celebrates a child s ingenuity and her ability to change the world around her. --Booklist (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 quietly celebrates a child's ingenuity and her ability to change the world around her."--Booklist (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) "Klassen's deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett's quirky droll writing."--School Library Journal (starred review) "Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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