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4.6/5 Barnes & Noble Publication date 1999 OCLC 40159006 LC Class PZ7.T1115 Jo 1999 Publisher Viking Press | 4.1/5 Goodreads Country United States ISBN 978-0-670-87855-0 Dewey Decimal 398.2 E 21 Originally published 1999 Genre Picture book Illustrator Simms Taback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards Caldecott Medal, National Jewish Book Award for Children's Picture Book Similar Simms Taback books, Caldecott Medal winners, Picture books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simms taback s joseph had a little overcoat
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is the title of a 1999 book by Simms Taback that won the 2000 Caldecott Medal. The main character is Joseph, a 40-something Jewish farmer, who has a little striped overcoat. When it is old, Joseph makes it into a little jacket and so on until he makes it into a button. Then Joseph loses the button and makes a story out of it. The moral of the story is "you can always make something out of nothing."
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- Simms taback s joseph had a little overcoat
- Joseph had a little overcoat by simms taback
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The story has die-cut illustrations consisting of watercolor and collage. Readers of the story say that Joseph greatly resembles Simms Taback.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is based on the Yiddish song I Had a Little Overcoat. Barbara Kiefer, chair of the Caldecott Award Committee, commented, "Vibrant rich colors, playful details, and skillfully-placed die cuts contribute to the books raucous merriment that takes this Yiddish folk song far beyond the simple words."
The story is read on the children’s show Between the Lions.
Joseph had a little overcoat by simms taback
Reception
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat has been favorably received. Publishers Weekly found "With its effective repetition and an abundance of visual humor, this is tailor-made for reading aloud." while Common Sense Media wrote "it will nudge its way onto your list of favorites." Booklist called it "a true example of accomplished bookmaking" and "Taback's mixed-media and collage illustrations are alive with warmth, humor, and humanity. Their colors are festive yet controlled, and they are filled with homey clutter, interesting characters, and a million details to bring children back again and again." The School Library Journal described it as "A book bursting at the seams with ingenuity and creative spirit."