Joseph Had a Little Overcoat- The Caldecott Medal

I really enjoyed this book and I loved how Joseph's overcoat was prominent throughout the entire story, I thought this was a really good idea! I also liked the cutouts on the pages, so when you flipped the page over, it was showing how the overcoat was getting smaller and smaller and eventually the overcoat would be completely gone. As I continued reading the book I was very curious to see how the author would end the book, I figured that the overcoat would eventually be gone and I was right it was completely gone.   However, to my surprise, it ended with the message that you can make something out of nothing.  I found this to be really creative.

Taback, Simms. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. New York: Viking, 1999. Print.