Product Description

A curmudgeonly old sheep reluctantly gives up his wool and then plots to get it back, even though it has been knit into a bright coloured sweater.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #134224 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-13
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .11" h x 7.86" w x 8.56" l, .24 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Amazon.ca
Poor Amos! What's a sheep to do when he's old and cold and Aunt Hattie has just made a beautiful new sweater for Uncle Henry from his wool? Get the wool back--that's Amos's answer in Janet Lunn's absolutely hilarious picture book Amos's Sweater. Old Amos is one determined sheep, and kids will root for him as he fights to reclaim his wool. Kim LaFave's watercolour illustrations add to the fun as Amos does battle with clotheslines, fences, and the sweater itself before ultimately winning the day. Janet Lunn is one of Canada's finest storytellers, known for novels for older readers, such as The Hollow Tree, as well as her picture books. Amos's Sweater was awarded the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award and the Governor General's Award for illustration when it was first published in 1989. (Ages 2 to 6) --Jeffrey Canton

About the Author
Kim LaFave is a hugely successful commercial artist and illustrator. Born in Vancouver, B.C., he was educated at Capilano College in North Vancouver and the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. He has illustrated texts written by many of Canada's top children's writers, and his books include Goldie and the Sea by Judith Saltman, Duck Cakes for Sale by Janet Lunn, Pumpkin Time by Jan Andrews, Sharon, Lois & Bram Sing A-Z and Oliver's Chickens by Lois Simmie. He has won both the Governor General's Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. Kim resides in B.C.