![]() ![]() Each expression on the faces of people and animals is different on any given page. All the while, the cutout is disguised within the picture, and revealed in another way each time a page is turned. First, and foremost, there is the cutout on every other page that gives the reader a view of the new garment, or item, all originating from the original print of the overcoat. Vibrant, full color pages are full of details that add to the text. The words are delightful, but the illustrations are what really tell the story. It is a tale of ingenuity, frugality, and valuing one’s possessions. It got old and worn,” will delight young children and encourage them to say the words with the reader each time the words are read. The repetitive phrase, “Joseph had a little _. ![]() Simms Taback, in Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, uses repetitive phrases to tell a simple story of a man recycling an old overcoat multiple times, in multiple ways. The loss leads him to write a book about the experiences, proving that you can always make something out of nothing. However, Joseph loses the button, leaving him with nothing. The overcoat becomes a jacket, then a vest, then a scarf, then a necktie, then a handkerchief, and finally a button. It is a tale of a man who recycles an old overcoat, time and time again. ![]() It was old and worn.” And so the tale begins. ![]()
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