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Barnett, Mac

Extra Yarn

40 pp. | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | January, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-195338-5 $16.99

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Jon Klassen. When young Annabelle finds a box containing yarn of every color, she knits herself a sweater. Then she knits one for her dog and everyone else in her colorless town. An archduke steals the box, but the magic doesn't work for him and all is made right. Impeccably paced brown ink and digitally created illustrations pair nicely with the translucent, lightly inked knitwear.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2012