Joseph Had a
Little Overcoat by Simms Taback is a book I want for my
children's book collection. It is a Caldecott Medal winner and a
wonderful story of a man who lives out the Depression Era household
aphorism, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without” and
beyond. He uses it up and then makes something from nothing. I love
it! Would that we could all be so good at recycling and reclaiming
what seems worn out to make new what was old!
The art of this
story is perfect and would definitely help new readers understand the
gist of the story, even if they couldn't quite decipher all the words
perfectly. Another case of author is illustrator and I love it!
Have you read Joseph
Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback? What did you think of it?
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