Thursday, December 18, 2014

My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth  (2014)

  I do love new books, and new tellings of old stories! This story is based on a traditional Yiddish folk song, and has been told before, but the ending on this is delightfully new. Both the author and illustrator share their family coming-to-America stories at the end of the book.

  Read Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback for the Caldecott Medal winning version first published in 1977.