| Title | : | Amoss Sweater |
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| ISBN | : | 0888998457 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780888998453 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1991 |
| Awards | : | Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award (1989) |
Amos the sheep is old and cold and tired of giving up all his wool. But despite his noisy objections, Aunt Hattie shears Amos once again and knits his wool into a brightly colored sweater for Uncle Henry.
Poor Amos decides that this time he has had enough — and he sets out to reclaim what is rightfully his.
Amoss Sweater Reviews
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Amos is sick and tired of people taking his wool, he’s old and he’s cold and just wants to keep his wool. When the farmer’s wife sheers Amos to take his wool to make the farmer a sweater, Amos get’s really mad. Anytime the sweater is near him, whether it is on the farmer or hanging off a fence, Amos bites on to it and pulls. The farmer’s wife has to keep mending the sweater due to holes.
This is a very cute and funny story about a sheep that just wants to stay warm, and how he eventually conquers that mission :0)
The children in my class really enjoy this story, and it does cause quite a bit of discussions especially about how Amos is feeling. -
Ages 2 and up
Amos the sheep is old and cold and tired of giving his wool away. After Aunt Hattie shears Amos and knits a sweater from his wool, Amos tries desperately to get it back. One day Amos succeeds and gets himself tangled in the sweater and manages to put it on. Aunt Hattie and Uncle Henry realize that Amos is old and cold and does not want to give his wool away. Amos then spends the rest of his days in the field wearing the sweater made of his wool.
This would be a good book to talk about how sheep have wool and why we shear it. You can use the silly story of Amos and his sweater to talk about how books can tell us how things work in the world. -
This is a wonderful book about an old goat, Amos that doesn't want to give up his wool anymore. You see, Amos was cold. Aunt Hattie had to chase him all over the pasture to get his wool. She did succeed but then Amos was cold and mad. There is a happy ending to this story but I won't give it away. Although, there is a hint in the title.
This was a delightful book even for a too serious adult like me! the pictures capture all of Amos's emotions in beautiful colours. -
Folk art, flying fleece and fury contrast the carefree contentment of two oblivious farmers with the blatant anguish of their frustrated sheep in this hilarious example of the bliss of being understood.
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Would be better with grade 1 I think but I like the length of it.
