children's books with knitting
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Winter means knitters at their needles
and readers under knitted blankets.
These children’s picture books about yarn,
mittens, and other knitted things –
perfect for holiday gifts –
will warm your hearts and your fingers.
Image from Pobble’s Way, by Simon Van Booy, illustrated by Wendy Edelson
Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters
Author & Illustrator: K. G. CampbellKids Can Press, Ltd., 2012
A fastidious fellow, Lester likes everything just so. So when Cousin Clara moves in and knits him truly dreadful sweaters as fast as he can surreptitiously dispose of them, Lester must think of a way to get rid of them for good – or be doomed to look like a clown forever.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Hueys in the New Sweater
Author & Illustrator: Oliver JeffersHarperCollins, 2012
Each Huey looks the same, thinks the same, and does the same exact things. So you can imagine the chaos when one of them has the idea of knitting a sweater! It seems like a good idea at the time but it make him different from the others. So the rest of the Hueys, in turn, decide that they want to be different too! How? By knitting the exact same sweater, of course!
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Extra Yarn
Author: Mac BarnettIllustrator: Jon KlassenBalzer and Bray, 2012
This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn’t…
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Three Billy Goats Fluff
Author: Rachael MortimerIllustrator: Liz PichonTiger Tales, 2011
Trip-trap! Trip-trap! How is Mr. Troll supposed to sleep when the three Billy Goats Fluff keep trip-trapping over his bridge to eat the lush green grass? (The grass makes their fleeces extra fluffy, important for Mother Goat’s knitting business.) But when Mr. Troll threatens to eat them, Mother Goat has a fluffy plan to keep everyone happy in this funny twist on a classic fairy tale!
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Annie Hoot and the Knitting Extravaganza
Author & Illustrator: Holly Clifton-BrownAndersen Press, 2010
Knit, knit, knit! Annie Hoot loves to knit. But the other owls refuse to wear her colorful creations. So Annie knits herself a hot air balloon and sets off to find some animals who will appreciateher talents.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Feeding the Sheep
Author: Leda SchubertIllustrator: Andrea U’RenFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
Day to day, season to season, Mom tends the family's small flock of sheep, and then shears and washes, cards and dyes, spins and knits. Every step of the way, her little girl watches and asks, “What are you doing?” Playful and informative, this book features a mother and daughter making a game of their warm and wooly enterprise.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Knitty Kitty
Author: David ElliotIllustrator: Christopher DeniseCandlewick, 2010
What could Knitty Kitty be knitting? Something to keep three mischievous kittens toasty and comfy, of course. But after the snow falls and the moon comes up and it’s bedtime for kittens everywhere, what will keep them all warm and snug?
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Noodle’s Knitting
Author: Sheryl WebsterIllustrator: Caroline PedlerGood Books, 2010
Noodle loves the snuggly softness of soft balls of pretty wool. She even knows all the special words knitting requires: knit one, purl one, knit two together! So when Noodle finds a ball of wool, she knits and knits and knits... until Noodle knits herself into a whole lot of trouble!
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Pobble’s Way
Author: Simon Van BooyIllustrator: Wendy EdelsonFlashlight Press, 2010
On a winter walk in the woods with her dad, Pobble doesn’t notice when her pink mitten falls from her pocket. Soon the woodland animals gather and argue about whether the soft pink thing is cotton candy, a mouse house, a wing warmer, or a fish coat. When Pobble discovers the lost mitten, her reaction makes everyone feel warm and cozy in this snuggly, sometimes-silly, perfect-for
bedtime story.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Knitting of Elizabeth Amelia
Author: Patricia Lee GaughIllustrator: Barbara LavalleeHenry Holt and Co., 2009
Elizabeth Amelia was made of wool. Her mother knitted her just the way she wanted her: soft and cuddly and bouncy! Everyone loved her. After Elizabeth Amelia got married, she wanted a childof her own. But how could she decidewhich yarn was right for her baby? Then one day she comes up with a most surprising solution.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Mitten Tree
Author: Candace ChristiansenIllustrator: Elaine GreensteinFulcrum Publishing, 2009
One snowy day an elderly woman notices a little boy at the bus stop who has no mittens. That night, she knits the boy a pair of cozy mittens and places them on the blue spruce tree for him to discover.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
A Mountain of Mittens
Author: Lynn PlourdeIllustrator: Mitch VaneCharlesbridge Publishing, 2009
Molly always forgets her mittens at school. Every day Molly’s parents use a new method – Velcro, crochet chains, even duct tape – to help her remember. But Molly and all the other kids still forget their mittens. When the mountain of mittens in the lost-and-found grows and grows, it causes a real emergency!
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Story Blanket
Authors: Ferida Wolff &
Harriet May SavitzIllustrator: Elena OdriozolaPeachtree Publishers, 2008
Babba Zarrah lives in a tiny village in the snow-covered mountains. The children love to visit her. They settle down on her big, old story blanket and listen to her imaginative tales. One day Babba Zarrah notices that Nikolai needs new socks, so she unravels part of her story blanket to knit him some warm socks. As she knits different things for the villagers her story blanket gets smaller and smaller…
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Woolbur
Author: Leslie HelakoskiIllustrator: Lee HarperHarperCollins, 2008
Woolbur is not like other sheep. He hangs out with wild dogs, cards his own wool to avoid the shearing barn, and even dyes his wool blue. “Don’t worry!” says Grandpaa when Maa and Paa fret that Woolbur is different. But when they tell their son to follow the flock, the opposite happens… The flock follows him!
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Shall I Knit You a Hat? A Christmas Yarn
Author: Kate KliseIllustrator: M. Sarah KliseSquare Fish, 2007
To protect his ears from the cold and snow, Mother Rabbit knits Little Rabbit a hat. He loves his hat so much, he and his mother make them for all of his friends.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Knitting Nell
Author & Illustrator: Julie Jersild RothHoughton Mifflin, 2006
Nell knits... a lot. She knits blankets for new babies, socks and hats and mittens for the children’s home, and scarves for everyone in her family. What Nell doesn’t do is talk a lot. She listens to her friends chat and laugh, and she knits some more.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
Pa Jinglebob: The Fastest Knitter
in the West
Author: Mary ArriganIllustrator: Korky PaulCrabtree Publishing Company, 2005
Jemima Jinglebob wishes her Pa would go hunting for bears like the other dads in Buckaroo, but Pa Jinglebob would rather knit.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Missing Mitten Mystery
Author & Illustrator: Steven KelloggPuffin Books, 2002
Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie's red mitten has disappeared in all the fun…. It’s not on the sledding hill, and it’s not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby’s head warm…. When the sun goes down, Annie and Oscar have to give up their search and go inside. But when Annie looks out the window, something red catches her eye….
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things
The Hat
Written and illustrated by Jan BrettPutnam Juvenile, 1997
When Lisa’s woolen stocking flies off the clothesline, Hedgie finds it and pokes his nose in. He tries to pull it out, but the stocking gets stuck – and the fun begins.
The Mitten
Written and illustrated by Jan BrettPutnam Juvenile, 1989
When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last.
Children’s books about yarn, mittens,
and other knitted things