Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
2016, Schwartz & Wade Books
32 pgs.
Goodreads rating: 4.34 - 386 ratings
My rating: 5 stars
Endpapers: Front: vague knit stitches Back: the same vague knit stitches plus pompoms!
Hat AND PomPom instructins follow the story...and they're really easy!
1st line/s: "When Sophia was a tiny baby, Mrs. Goldman next door knit her a tiny baby hat to keep her warm."
My comments: Okay, I love this book. LOVE it! Mrs. Goldman knits hats for everyone she knows, many, many hats. Sophia tries to knit, but discovers she'd rather make pomp poms for Mrs. Goldman's hats. She's really good at that, and Mrs. Goldman assures her that it's a mitzvah. Okay, I'm sold. Knitting. Mitzvahs. Hooray! You could end right there and I'd be happy. But then Sophia discovers that Mrs. Goldman has given her own hat away, and their long winter walks are cold and blow Mrs. Goldman's hair everywhere. Sophia comes up with a plan....and problem-solves through issues she encounters until the story reaches a very satisfying conclusion. Bravo!
Goodreads: Here’s a heartwarming winter picture book that’s sure to appeal to families who love knitting.
Mrs. Goldman always knits hats for everyone in the neighborhood, and Sophia, who thinks knitting is too hard, helps by making the pom-poms. But now winter is here, and Mrs. Goldman herself doesn’t have a hat—she’s too busy making hats for everyone else! It’s up to Sophia to buckle down and knit a hat for Mrs. Goldman. But try as Sophia might, the hat turns out lumpy, the stitches aren’t even, and there are holes where there shouldn’t be holes. Sophia is devastated until she gets an idea that will make Mrs. Goldman’s hat the most wonderful of all. Readers both young and old will relate to Sophia’s frustrations, as well as her delight in making something special for someone she loves.
Mrs. Goldman always knits hats for everyone in the neighborhood, and Sophia, who thinks knitting is too hard, helps by making the pom-poms. But now winter is here, and Mrs. Goldman herself doesn’t have a hat—she’s too busy making hats for everyone else! It’s up to Sophia to buckle down and knit a hat for Mrs. Goldman. But try as Sophia might, the hat turns out lumpy, the stitches aren’t even, and there are holes where there shouldn’t be holes. Sophia is devastated until she gets an idea that will make Mrs. Goldman’s hat the most wonderful of all. Readers both young and old will relate to Sophia’s frustrations, as well as her delight in making something special for someone she loves.
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