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Joseph had a little overcoat / Simms Taback.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks PZ7.T1115 Jo 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taback, Simms, author.
- Series:
- PJ Library
- Language:
- English
- Yiddish
- Subjects (All):
- Toy and movable books--Specimens.
- Toy and movable books.
- Coats--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
- Coats.
- Folklore--Europe, Eastern--Juvenile literature.
- Folklore.
- Jews--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
- Jews.
- Jews, European--Europe, Eastern--Juvenile literature.
- Jews, European.
- Folklore--Europe, Eastern.
- Jews--Folklore.
- Coats--Folklore.
- Eastern Europe.
- Genre:
- Caldecott Medal Winner -- 2000.
- Audiobooks -- Juvenile fiction.
- Toy and movable books.
- Picture books.
- Folklore.
- Juvenile works.
- Specimens.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, music ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
- regular print
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking, 1999.
- Language Note:
- Staff notation.
- Summary:
- A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments until nothing remains.
- A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
- Contents:
- Contents of CD-ROM: Narration with page turn signals
- "I had a little overcoat" song in English
- "I had a little overcoats" song in Yiddish
- Narration with no page turn signals
- "I had a little overcoats" song in Yiddish.
- Participant:
- Performed by Simms Taback with members of the Klezmatics.
- Credits:
- Produced by Scholastic, Inc, ; music composed by Joel Goodman & David Bramfitt.
- Soundtrack c1997 by Weston Woods Studios, Inc.
- Notes:
- Based on " ... a Yiddish folk song ..."
- "With new illustrations"--Preliminary page.
- Art techniques used: A bold and humorous combination of watercolor, gouache, pencil, ink and collage.
- Includes a song.
- "Many years ago, I adapted the song to make a book and I called it Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. ... I am particularly happy to be publishing this newly illustrated version of Joseph."--Author's letter to readers, p. [33].
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2000.
- Caldecott Medal, 2000.
- National Jewish Book Awards - Children's Picture Book , Winner, 1999
- Other Format:
- Online version: Taback, Simms. Joseph had a little overcoat.
- ISBN:
- 0670878553
- 9780670878550
- 9780758700520
- 0758700520
- 067001186X
- 9780670011865
- 9780439217316
- 0439217318
- OCLC:
- 40159006
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