Extra Yarn
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
It looks like an ordinary box of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn’t.
A New York Times Bestseller
★ Winner of the Caldecott Honor ★
★ One of TIME magazine’s 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time ★
★ One of Slate’s 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years ★
★ Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award ★
★ Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award ★
★ Winner of the Zena Sutherland Award ★
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“Quirky and wonderful, this story quietly celebrates a child’s ingenuity and her ability to change the world around her.”
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Booklist
, Starred Review
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“Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale.”
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Publishers Weekly
, Starred Review
★
“Klassen’s deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett’s quirky droll writing.”
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School Library Journal
, Starred Review
★
“Klassen’s pacing. . .is impeccable. The final spread, all light and yarn-covered tree limbs, brings Barnett’s clever, quiet yarn full circle, to a little girl and a town, now colorful and happy.”
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The Horn Book
, Starred Review
“Possesses the qualities of the old-fashioned magical realism that you find in the most enduring nursery books.”
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The Wall Street Journal
“[An] eloquent modern fable”
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The Guardian
“Like the very best picture books, this is a simple tale where text and pictures are brilliantly combined.”
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School Librarian
“An understated and enchanting picture book that captures the imagination.”
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Rogha Leahbhar
“There’s nothing to say but—perfect.”
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Lane Smith
