Summary: With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
My Thoughts: This is a heartwarming story a little girl who sees a need and seeks to meet it with her talent and skills. The yarn brings soft color to the illustrations slowly, page by page, as Annabelle knits things for the her town and the people that live there. The story reminds me of Snow by Uri Shulevitz, a Caldecott Honor Award winner from 1999, in terms of how the illustrator slowly adds color to the pictures one page at a time. And Extra Yarn also reminds me of The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau in terms of the generosity displayed by Annabelle and the use of craft in the story. This is a great book to share for appreciation of the story and the art. I loved this story and I can see why it recieved the Caldecott Honor Award! Wonderful!
*Summary taken from CIP data.
