![]() ![]() The second publishing earned the book a Caldecott Medal Award. Taback recreated the illustrations in order to prove "you can always make something out of nothing.over and over again!" This book has a fable-like quality since there is a lesson to be learned. Just when we think he has run out of ideas, he makes something out of nothing!įirst published in 1977 and republished in 1999 with new illustrations by the author, the story of Joseph and his little overcoat is based on a Yiddish folk song that Simms Taback enjoyed called "I Had a Little Overcoat". Each time Joseph makes something new, it coincides with an activity or adventure for him. Then, he creates a vest, then a scarf, and so on until the reader thinks he cannot make anything else. Joseph's overcoat begins wearing out, so he makes a shorter jacket out of it. The story of Joseph and his overcoat is a traditional tale of reuse and saavy recycling. ![]()
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