5. Joseph Had A Little Overcoat (Caldecott Winner) [picture]

By: Simms Taback
Illustration by: Simms Taback
Genre: Children's picture book
Subgenre: Child fiction
Theme: You can make something out of nothing
Primary characters: Joseph
Awards: Caldecott Winner
Date of Publication: 1999
Publishing Company: The Penguin Group
Summary: This book is about Joseph's overcoat that gets ruined and he turns it into a jacket then to a vest etc. This book's main message is that "you can always make something out of nothing." Taback does an amazing job on the illustrations and the book as a whole is adorable. It is the second version of the original made in 1977. There is even a song in the back. I would read this to entertain my classroom.