Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

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　　喬瑟夫有一件舊外套，隨著時間流逝，外套變得又舊又破，但喬瑟夫仍想盡辦法廢物利用，於是長外套變短外套，短外套變小背心，小背心變長圍巾，到最後只能做成小鈕扣，喬瑟夫仍不捨棄，直到小扣子不見了為止。

本書特色
　　這是一本改寫自猶太（意第緒）民謠的圖畫故事書。作者席姆斯．塔貝克（Simms Taback）從小就喜歡這首民謠，希望讀者能受到這本書的感動，感動這民族的勤儉與樂觀。

　　以實物照片、素材拼貼，加上色彩艷麗的水彩，更吸引了讀者的目光，也因此獲得了美國凱迪克金牌的肯定。

　　圖畫書裡處處充滿巧思，仔細觀察每一幅畫，不但呈現出二十世紀初波蘭猶太民族的生活概況，像牆上的布畫，仔細一看原來是一則一則的猶太俗諺。

　　充滿韻律節奏的文字，念起來十分有趣，書本最後還附上一首曲調簡單易記的意第緒民謠，爸爸媽媽還可以和小朋友一起唱唱看哦！

　　本書畫中有畫，文中有文。大讀者可以和小讀者玩「猜一猜」遊戲：下一次，喬瑟夫會變什麼？只要認真看，仔細找，畫面上已經先告訴我們了。

——中文簡介擷取自中譯本《喬瑟夫有件舊外套》，維京出版

　　Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes—just like this book! When Joseph’s coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that?
 
　　As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat, while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.

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 Wasan Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book. He passed away in 2011.