Extra Yarn

On a cold, dark day in a dull, grey town, 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!

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.

Autorentext

Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author of over 60 children's books, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Extra Yarn, How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? and the Shapes series, all illustrated by Jon Klassen; Just Because illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault; A Polar Bear in the Snow illustrated by Shawn Harris; John's Turn illustrated by Kate Berube, as well as the Mac B., Kid Spy series and The First Cat in Space graphic novels. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Mac's books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and several international prizes. He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their best-selling Shapes series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California. His website is macbarnett.com and his Instagram handle is @macbarnett.

Klappentext

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

WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARD
**WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT HONOR

**"A perfect feel good picture book" The Bookseller

"Wonderful, witty and adorable." Guardian

"Understated and enchanting ... A gorgeous read with an important message at it's heart: be true to yourself and anything is possible." CBI Recommended Reads

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.

Discover more by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen:
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse
Triangle (Shape Trilogy)
Circle (Shape Trilogy)
Square (Shape Trilogy)

Zusammenfassung
The multiple award-winning, bestselling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tell an extraordinary tale about a little girl who cocoons her cold, grey town in joy and warmth ... and brightly coloured yarn!