Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than 130 books for kids,
including Bookspeak! Poems About Books (Minnesota Book Award, NCTE
Notable, Bank Street Best Books, Eureka! Gold Medal, and more),
Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School (Finalist,
Minnesota Book Award), and In the Middle of the Night- Poems from a
Wide-Awake House (NCTE Notable Poetry Book). Poetry and rhyming
nonfiction books are her favorite things to write. Visit
laurasalas.com.
Angela Matteson is the illustrator of Grumbles from the Town and In
the Middle of the Night. After graduating from the Columbus College
of Art & Design, a love of pattern and design led her to work as a
greeting card and gift-packaging designer. Her paintings have been
shown in galleries, both locally in the Midwest and nationally.
Visit angelamatteson.com.
"If you want to knit some mittens, our young pigtailed narrator
says you’ve got to go to the source and get your very own
sheep...Even the craftiest DIYer will be surprised at the lengths
the kiddo goes to get the perfect golden material for their winter
gear, but they’ll be delighted by her woolly friend and the other
farmyard animals that trail behind her as she sets about her task.
Gentle humor... and the textured illustrations, painted with
acrylics, gouache, and 'a touch of color pencil on wood board' are
appropriately cozy and soft... (B)e sure to have out the
knitting books in case viewers want to skip the livestock and get
straight to the mitten making." —The Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
"In a picture book with a rural setting, a girl offers advice for
kids who, like
her, want to knit mittens...Salas’ text sets a
playful tone, and Matteson makes the most of it in the colorful,
occasionally madcap illustrations. An appealing picture book about
mitten making, with a good deal of merrymaking along the way."
—Booklist
"Colorful mittens require 18 steps of preparation, but they are a
toasty warm reward...The sprightly, colorful illustrations portray
a smiley kid and equally happy animal friends who sip drinks, jump
rope, and go downhill skiing and sledding...An enjoyable crafty
excursion." —Kirkus Reviews
"A young girl wants to knit mittens, so needs to obtain a sheep,
keep it comfortable over the winter, shear it, card the wool, spin
the wool, grow flowers for dye, and eventually knit the mittens. A
really fun story with vibrant illustrations. A fun addition to
an elementary library, and a great gift to a child who wants to
learn to knit-- I learned when I was four and would have LOVED this
book." —Karen Yingling, Ms. Yingling Reads
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