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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100375869514
ISBN-139780375869518
eBay Product ID (ePID)111557769
Product Key Features
Book TitleI like Old Clothes
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicHumorous Stories, General, Imagination & Play, Clothing & Dress
IllustratorYes, Barton, Patrice
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorMary Ann Hoberman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width10.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2010-038292
ReviewsStarred Review,School Library Journal, June 2012: "The imaginative child's enthusiasm is infectiouskids might well be inspired to ask for secondhand outfits themselves…. The overall effect is a visual celebration of old clothes."
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromKindergarten
Grade ToThird Grade
Dewey DecimalE
SynopsisI like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes . . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem--an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes--is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over 30 years ago. Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman offers a bouncy, fun-to-read-aloud text and a refreshingly agreeable, resourceful protagonist who likes old clothes for their "history" and "mystery." Illustrator Patrice Barton brings new, contemporary life to the poem, with an adorable little girl and her younger brother playing dress-up, making crafts, and happily treasuring their hand-me-downs.