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A little girl reminisces about the beautiful coat she owned which, as she grew, became in turn, a jacket, vest and cap, a knapsack, and finally, a beautiful coat for her doll.
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-- A little girl wears her new coat everywhere--until she outgrows it. Over the years, it is transformed from a coat to a jacket and scarf, to a vest and cap, to a knapsack, and, finally, to a coat and sleeping bag for her doll. The themes of thrift, resourcefulness, and sentimental attachment are sustained throughout, but the book is marred by a choppy narrative, dated usage, and a chilliness suggested by the faceless "they." Several incongruities in text and illustrations are also in evidence. It is unlikely that one would wear the same coat for ice skating and tennis. Assuming the skimpy vest could be turned into a knapsack, a young girl who stuffed it with books and pens and papers and who is even depicted mountain climbing with it on her back would not be particularly interested in its final incarnation. The implied passage of time in the text has no suggestion of a slow, steady maturation of the child in the pictures. The quality of the illustrations is disappointing; they are wooden and unappealing, and the colors are muddy. A good idea that doesn't live up to its potential.
- Marie Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY
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- PublisherHarpercollins Childrens Books
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0060224185
- ISBN 13 9780060224189
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages27
- IllustratorDu Bois William Pene
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Du Bois, William Pene (illustrator). A little girl reminisces about the beautiful coat she owned which, as she grew, became in turn, a jacket, vest and cap, a knapsack, and finally, a beautiful coat for her doll. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123743219
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Du Bois, William Pene (illustrator). 1st Edition- 1ST PRT. 1st prt. A little girl remembers the beautiful coat she owned as a baby, which, as she grew, became a jacket, a vest, a cap & a doll coat. Illustrated by du Bois, William Pene. Author's last book- she died in 1989. Seller Inventory # MAIN010732
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Du Bois, William Pene (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Fine first edition. Fine hardback stated: First Edition, complete number line. Fine dust jacket with price intact. 27 pages, unmarked. ; OVRA1; 11.30 X 8.90 X 1.19 inches; 27 pages. Seller Inventory # 39173
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. du Bois, William Pene (illustrator). 1st ed. 1st ed., small 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated in color throughout by William Pene du Bois. A delightful tale of a coat's multiple lives as successively smaller garments. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj. Seller Inventory # 9581
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