JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT [SIGNED]

Taback, Simms

ISBN 10: 0670878553 / ISBN 13: 9780670878550

Published by Viking, New York, 1999

About this Item

Quarto, unpaginated; VG/VG; spine black with yellow titling; very mild wear; inscribed by Taback on the copyright page; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. 1328739. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1328739

Bibliographic Details

• Title: JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT [SIGNED]
• Publisher: Viking, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670878553
• ISBN 13: 9780670878550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Taback, Simms
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

An old Eastern European folk song provides the basis for a tale about a peasant who devises clever uses for his worn-out overcoat. By the creator of the Caldecott Honor Book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. 30,000 first printing.

About the Author

Simms Taback grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Cooper Union. He worked as an art director and a graphic designer, and taught at the School of Visual Arts and Syracause University. He illustrated many children's books, including There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Viking), Spacy Riddles, Snakey Riddles, Buggy Riddles, and Fishy Riddles (all written by Katy Hall and lIsa Eisenberg, Dial).His work has won many awards, including the Caldecott Honor Award Medal for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. He passed away in 2011.