My Grandfather's Coat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780439925457)

A rollicking, rhyming, fun rendition of a favorite folksong about a many-times recycled coat -- by the award-winning, bestselling team of Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock.

Sydney Taylor Award Winner"A moving tale of love and regeneration." --The New York TimesWhen my grandfather came to America he made himself a handsome coat!Then he wore it and he wore it and he wore it--until it was all worn out!So what did he do? He snipped and he clipped-- and he stitched and he sewed. . . and out of the still-good cloth of his coat--he made himself a smart jacket!How many things can Grandfather makeout of that old frayed coat? Jim Aylesworth's satisfying retelling and Barbara McClintock's heart-warming pictures celebrate the clever recycling of a beloved coat that lasts four generations -- until it becomes this story!

Author: Jim Aylesworth
ISBN-10: 0439925452
ISBN-13: 9780439925457
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.40h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170972 / My Grandfather's Coat

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 08/11/2014
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2014 pg. 46
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014
Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 90
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 115
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 40
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 25
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 21
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average