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Klassen's subtle illustrations in a muted colour palette perfectly demonstrate the spread of colour across the town as it is gradually transformed by Annabelle's knitting: fans of his I Want My Hat Back will particularly enjoy the appearence of some familiar characters with jumpers of their own. The feel-good story makes it a lovely book to share with younger children at bedtime, but it could equally be a good starting point for discussions with older readers too. This charming picture book from Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen is a contemporary fairy-tale about the power of creativity, generosity and community. But then the magic knitting box catches the attention of a greedy archduke who determines to take it for himself. Luckily it seems that the mysterious box holds an endless supply of yarn, enough to make sure that the animals, trees, cars and mailboxes can all have their own bright knitted jumpers too. Before long, her black and white world has become multicoloured. She uses the yarn to knit eye-catching jumpers for herself and her dog Mars - and soon everyone else in town wants one too. From bestselling and award-winning author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen comes Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestseller.A young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community in this stunning picture book. (Psst- Jon Klassens illustrations steal the show.) description. "An understated and enchanting picture book that captures the imagination.On a cold afternoon, in a cold little town, a little girl called Annabelle finds a box filled with yarn of every colour. Barnett presents a delightful tale yarn about the exploits of a young yarn-bomber.

"An understated and enchanting picture book that captures the imagination." Textured pictures and understated text on open pages tell an engaging yarn. The box is empty when stolen by a greedy man but is yarn-filled when it returns to Annabelle. “Like the very best picture books, this is a simple tale where text and pictures are brilliantly combined." Extra Yarn Mac Barnett Jon Klassen Annabelle finds a box with colorful yarn from which she makes sweater for all, adding color and life to a dull landscape. “Possesses the qualities of the old-fashioned magical realism that you find in the most enduring nursery books.” 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.”

★ “Klassen’s deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett’s quirky droll writing.” ★ “Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale.” ★ “Quirky and wonderful, this story quietly celebrates a child’s ingenuity and her ability to change the world around her.” Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time It looks like an ordinary box of ordinary yarn.