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This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn.
But it turns out it isn’t.
About the Author
Mac Barnett is the author of several picture books, including Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem, Guess Again!, and Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World. He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mysteries. Mac is the founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers, and serves on the board of 826LA, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
But it turned out it was not just about yarn,
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This review is from: Extra Yarn (Hardcover)
Following on the success of the first book he wrote and illustrated, I Want My Hat Back , fans of Jon Klassen can now enjoy this latest work.Klassen illustrates for Mac Barnett, and it is a beauty of a story. Barnett's writing is witty and subtle in the same way that Klassen's illustrations are. The pacing of the words and images could not strike a more perfect pitch. The story itself is quite simple. A girl finds a box full of yarn and begins to knit, changing the lives of those around her, one at a time. I do not knit, but I love this story enough to consider knitting. P.S. Look for the bear.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A tale of hope and goodness,
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This review is from: Extra Yarn (Hardcover)
Extra Yarn written Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen is a wonderful tale of hope and generosity of spirit. It's a perfect picture book for the obsessive knitter in your family and a must have for any elementary school library! It's a folksy tale that leaves you feeling...content...like you're wrapped in one of Grandma's hand knit sweaters.Extra Yarn
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4.7 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews) 21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Extra Cute,
By Valerie A. Baute - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Extra Yarn (Hardcover)
Extra Yarn is a very sweet story with adorable illustrations. A girl lives in a dreary world until she finds some colorful yarn in a box. It seems to be quite magical as she can knit garments for everyone! She even goes beyond that and starts knitting for animals and even buildings, turning her black and white world quite colorful. When someone tries to buy the box from her, there is no price that she would take for it, so that person decides to take it instead! What is going to happen? You have to read to find out, but I will tell you that it is a wonderful ending.The illustrations in this book are by Jon Klassen. He has a very distinct style. He actually just wrote and illustrated a book, I Want My Hat Back, where the main character is a bear. The book is now a Theodore Seuss Geisel honor book and the bear makes a wonderful appearance in this book. 19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Review: Extra Yarn,
By T. Jonker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Extra Yarn (Hardcover)
I've never knitted anything in my life. Not a thing. But I would imagine there's a lot of satisfaction in creating an item of clothing out of nothing and a ball of yarn. Of fabricating something, however minor. This concept of making an impact on the world, one small piece at a time is at the core of Extra Yarn. Full of beauty and humor, it's a book that will likely stick with you after the story is done.When Annabelle finds a box filled with multicolored yarn, she does what you might expect - she knits a sweater. But there is extra yarn, so she knits sweaters for others - classmates and teachers and even animals. Still: more yarn. She begins to cover her entire cold, drab town in rainbow knitwear - including buildings and trees. The change is dramatic. Before long, an archduke arrives and offers Annabelle riches in exchange for the box. When she refuses, the archduke has it stolen. But it is for naught - he finds the box empty and angrily tosses it in the sea, where it eventually returns to Annabelle. The conclusion will have kids asking the question - why was the box empty for the archduke? Camp #1 will say "well, the yarn just happened to run out", while Camp #2 will likely infer that the box was empty because it needs Annabelle for the magic to happen. Count me a member of the latter group. Some subtle humor comes into play, particularly when Annabelle begins knitting for the benefit of inanimate objects, covering mailboxes, houses, and pickup trucks in sweaters. This sort of absurdity fits with Barnett and Klassen's previous work. The ink, gouache, and digital illustrations (which bring to mind Alice and Martin Provensen's work in Caldecott-winner A Glorious Flight) are understated and gorgeous. Klassen's previous book I Want My Hat Back garnered wide acclaim with stark illustrations (and a wicked ending). Here the starkness is contrasted by the technicolor yarn. I understand Klassen created the distinctive sweater texture by scanning an actual sweater and digitally tweaking it - an inventive, and visually rewarding touch. This isn't a book solely for fans of the off-beat - it's a story everyone can savor. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lane Smith is right...,
By B. Stamper - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Extra Yarn (Hardcover)
...this is a "perfect" book.For heaven's sake, it's a kids' book about yarn bombing. Need I really say more? |
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