As a 'knitter mummy' this recent library find really appealed. Such a simple story but just perfect for kids who have that special security something-or-other that they take everywhere with them...
The story is as follows... A little mouse has a favourite jumper knitted by his granny, and he wears it everywhere. He gets too big for it but still wants to wear it. Eventually she knits him a new one but softens the transition by unravelling the old jumper and knitting it into a teddy for him. Of course he takes the teddy everywhere. I just loved this satisfying ending and so did J.
This week we also borrowed,
This one revives those tired old ubiquitous nursery rhymes and reworks them into a funny story that J loved. Miss Muffet is bored and wanders off through the pages of the book and asks to join in with some other rhymes like, for example, hickory dickory dock (Miss Muffet climbed up the clock). J really loves the illustrations in this one and the drawing sparked lots of conversations. Her favourite moment is when Miss Muffet joins in with Hey Diddle Diddle. The dish is not best pleased when it is Miss Muffet who 'runs away with the spoon' instead. J loves the expressions on the dish and spoons faces (!) when, as the book says, a rumpus breaks out all over the page. This is a really good, funny and fresh picture book. Borrow it if you can!
