I discovered an adorable children's book about knitting called Woolbur, by Leslie Helakoski. I came across it while browsing for books to check out for Drew at the library. It looked like it was about yarn so after flipping through it I added it to our stack. It is a story about a sheep who doesn't want to follow the flock. At school, he is supposed to be carding wool, spinning it, dyeing it, etc. but instead he cards and spins the wool on his own body until he is a big fluffy, knotted mess and dyes himself blue! His parents keep worrying about him (i.e. "The dye will never wash out!") and Woolbur always responds, "I know! Isn't it great?" The grandpa also has wise advice to the parents: "Don't worry." It is funny, silly, and has a good message, all while telling a story about fiber arts that all knitters will love! I am going to have to buy this one to add it our collection. Hope you check it out, too!
