Mac Barnett, author
Jon Klassen, illustrator
978-0061953385
Balzer + Bray
January 2012
40 pages
Age range: 4-8
romance
source: personal library
This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn.
But it turns out it isn't.
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On a cold afternoon, in a cold little town,
where everywhere you looked was either the while of snow
or the black of soot from chimneys,
Annabelle found a box filled with yarn of every color.
And so begins Annabell's adventure. She knits herself a sweater and one for her dog. Then over and over for the people and animals in her town and she still has yarn left. So she started to knit sweaters for things that don't need sweaters. People heard about her and came to "visit from around the world". Everything was great until an archbishop came to buy the box.
I love the results of this! Just because you want something doesn't mean you'll get it. Stealing something that isn't yours isn't a good idea. Just because you're unhappy doesn't mean others will be too.
I use to trace the pictures of my children's favorite books and let them color them. The illustrations here are perfect for that. Let your child come up with some of their own sweater colors!
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