My Grandfather's Coat

A rollicking, rhyming, fun rendition of a favorite folksong about a many-times recycled coat -- by the award-winning, bestselling team of Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock.

Sydney Taylor Award WinnerA moving tale of love and regeneration. --The New York TimesWhen my grandfather came to America he made himself a handsome coat Then he wore it and he wore it and he wore it--until it was all worn out So what did he do? He snipped and he clipped-- and he stitched and he sewed. . . and out of the still-good cloth of his coat--he made himself a smart jacket How many things can Grandfather makeout of that old frayed coat? Jim Aylesworth's satisfying retelling and Barbara McClintock's heart-warming pictures celebrate the clever recycling of a beloved coat that lasts four generations -- until it becomes this story

Author: Jim Aylesworth
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 10/21/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.40h x 8.80w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780439925457
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170972 / My Grandfather's Coat


Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Winner
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 08/11/2014
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2014 pg. 46
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014
Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 90
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 115
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 40
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 25
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 21
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Jim Aylesworth tells his stories with generous doses of out loud sounds, rhythms, and rhymes. His twenty-five-year teaching career taught him exactly what children love best in a story. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife.
Barbara McClintock has written and/or illustrated over 40 distinguished books for children. Emma and Julia Love Ballet which she wrote and illustrated, received three starred reviews, and My Grandfather's Coat, retold by Jim Aylesworth, also received three starred reviews and was named a Sydney Taylor Honor Book. Her books have five times been named New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books. She has received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, as well as a myriad of other awards and honors. Barbara lives in Connecticut with her family and their four very graceful cats.