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Original Title:	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
ISBN:	0670878553 (ISBN13: 9780670878550)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Caldecott Medal (2000)

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Hardcover | Pages: 40 pages

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Title	:	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Author	:	Simms Taback
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 40 pages
Published	:	1999 by Viking (first published 1977)
Categories	:	Childrens. Picture Books. Fiction. Folklore. Literature. Jewish. Storytime. Realistic Fiction

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Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes--just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that?As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat, while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.

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This book shows you how "you can always make something out of nothing." Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is about a man named Joseph who owns an overcoat that becomes old. Instead of throwing the coat out because it is old, he makes it into something else. He changes it into a jacket, vest, scarf and several other items. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is an easy reading, cut out picture book. This picture book was predictable due to how it written. Each sentence basically followed the same structure.

This 2000 Caldecott medal winner was a sheer joy to read.Joseph's coat is old and worn, so he made a jacket out of the parts that were not patched together. When the jacket was old and worn, it became a vest. As each item becomes old and worm, Joseph makes good use of it. Until, at the very end, all that was left to make was a button. And, sadly, the button was lost and never found.But, making something out of nothing, Joseph wrote a book about his wonderful overcoat.

Joseph has an overcoat he wears everywhere. When he finds it gets too old and worn he makes it something new. He uses it as an overcoat, a jacket, a tie and a handkerchief but Joseph never stops losing it until he loses it. But Joseph always remembers how to make something out of nothing so he makes a book about it. Joseph Had A Little Overcoat is a children story with an easy to read repetitive story line. Within each page, this story tells a story from the pictures. The author is able to use

Based on a traditional Yiddish folksong (the lyrics and musical score of which are, in fact, featured on the last or rather the second to last page, much appreciated, although I would prefer to have both the English and the Yiddish lyrics included), Simms Taback's Joseph Had a Little Overcoat presents a totally and utterly magical marriage of text and image (I can more than well understand why and how this gem of a picture book was awarded the Caldecott Medal, as the illustrations are a true

I think this is a great story and really loved the message of making over what is old and worn-out into something new and useful. (And the final message was a good one, too!) I thought the cut-outs were such a clever and fun way to show the updates to the clothing. It felt like a rich, warm book and the cultural elements seemed very special. I'm afraid I am not knowledgeable enough to fully appreciate all of the nuances of what is included in the illustrations, but even so I could chuckle at



This book shows you how "you can always make something out of nothing." Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is about a man named Joseph who owns an overcoat that becomes old. Instead of throwing the coat out because it is old, he makes it into something else. He changes it into a jacket, vest, scarf and several other items. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is an easy reading, cut out picture book. This picture book was predictable due to how it written. Each sentence basically followed the same structure.