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Starred Review on December 1, 2011 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—In a snow- and soot-covered town, Annabelle discovers a small black box filled with colorful yarn. She knits a sweater for herself, but there's still yarn left over. From the seemingly inexhaustible supply, she knits sweaters for her dog, a boy and his dog, her classmates, her mean teacher, her parents, and people in town. In an astounding feat of urban knitting, she covers the buildings in sweatery goodness, but the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
When young Annabelle (see p. 5) finds a small box containing yarn of every color, she does what any self-respecting knitter would do: she knits herself a sweater. Then she knits a sweater for her dog. Improbably, there's yarn left over, so she knits colorful garments for everyone in her snowy, sooty, colorless town. Even Mr. Crabtree, "who never wore sweaters or even long pants, and who would stand in his shorts with the snow up to his knees," receives a hand-kn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
When young Annabelle finds a box containing yarn of every color, she knits herself a sweater. Then she knits one for her do...Log In or Sign Up to Read More