Pub Date: January 17, 2012
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2010015945
Lexile Code: 0550
Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 8.60" L x 10.20" W ( 0.90 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions and Feelings | Clothing Dress and Hair | Imagination and Play | Girls and Women | Fairy Tales and Folklore | Adaptations | Strangers | Violence | Humorous Stories | Stories in Verse see also Poetry | Books and Libraries | Art | Places | United States
Description: With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself. Full color.
Brief description:
Mac Barnett is the ninth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He is a New York Times-bestselling author of more than 60 books for children. His picture books include two Caldecott Honor-winning collaborations with Jon Klassen: Extra Yarn and Sam & Dave Dig a Hole. Mac lives in Oakland, California. His website is macbarnett.com.
Review Quotes:
"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)