My Grandfather's Coat

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 Times

When 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 make
out 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

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 10/21/2014
ISBN: 9780439925457
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.40h x 8.80w x 0.40d
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Winner
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended

Review Citations: 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

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