AB and I love
knitting and we also love to find our names as characters in books. (i.e. The Doll People by Ann
M. Martin with main characters named Tiffany and Annabelle.)
So, it comes as no
surprise that we are in love with the picture book Extra
Yarn by Mac Barnett. It is a book
about knitting and the heroine is named Annabelle. What more could you ask for?
There are many
reasons to love this book. First, Jon
Klassen's illustrations are fantastic. Second, the villain is an archduke.
My kid now know the word "archduke" and uses it while playing. Score. It's just such a fun word. Third, it features yarn bombing. That's
right, adorable little Annabelle becomes a guerilla knitter thanks to her extra
yarn and desire to prove a naysayer teacher wrong. Last, but definitely not
least, it teaches a great lesson about honoring your gifts. You may look at
someone else's talents and envy them. It may seem that their process is simple
and ordinary. You may attempt to
imitate, but it just doesn't work. It doesn't look right. It doesn't feel
right. Why? Because it's not your. Like the archduke, you have stolen the extra yarn only to wind
up staring into an empty box. Instead, find what makes you truly happy and you have found your own gift that looks
right, that feels right, that works.
Knitting + heroine
named Annabelle + happy ending = a favorite book.
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