My Grandfather's Coat - Jim Aylesworth

A rollicking, rhyming, fun rendition of a favorite folk song about a many-times recycled coat by the award-winning, bestselling team of Aylesworth and McClintock. Full color. 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 Times When 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!