My Grandfather's Coat

By Barbara McClintock and Jim Aylesworth

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439925452
• ISBN13: 9780439925457
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3