Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (1 Hardcover/1 CD)

from raizel

Caldecott winning book with lots of details in the brightly colored illustrations (against a dark background). Children enjoy guessing what the next item of clothing will be based upon the hole cut in the page. They can also read along since the structure repeats: Joseph had a little [item of clo...

from AmberTrujillo

Summary of book: A man named Joseph has an overcoat, but he attends lots of activities that cause his overcoat to get worn down so he turns his overcoat into a jacket. His jacket soon gets worn down as well so he turns his jacket into a vest, his vest into a scarf, his scarf into a necktie, his n...

from skstiles612

I really loved this book. It is based on an old Yiddish song. It is the story of a man who has a worn overcoat. It begins to wear out. When you turn the page there is a cutout that shows it has been made into a jacket then a vest, a scarf, tie, suspenders, then buttons. When it can't be made into...

from corydickason

This is one of two books I read based on the same folktale, and this is the superior. The text is simple and repetitive (great for kids to get in on the storytime action), the cutouts let kids guess what's coming next, the illustrations are super-detailed so kids can spend lots of time finding th...

from tnelson725

This Caldecott Honor book has a lot of charm and is based off of a Yiddish folk song. After Joseph's overcoat got old and worn, he made it into a jacket. When the jacket is done for, then he makes it into a vest. Next, he makes a scarf. He eventually ends up with just a button, which he loses. At...