Laurel Molk

knitting and sweaters for dogs

Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Tone
Whimsical
Writing Style
Well-crafted dialogue
Illustration
Detailed
Textured
Theme
My siblings and me
Subject
Animals
Mice
Siblings
Tigers
Younger siblings

Izzy likes to make and construct a variety of things. She takes up knitting and does well at it until she tries to knit herself a sweater. Despite many attempts, she still can't get the sweaters where she wants them. It turns out however, that she can remake them into sweaters for dogs. A reassuring book about the value of mistakes, reiterations, and failures. As Izzy says: "It's not quite what I intended, but in some ways, it's even better."

A girl who is practiced at making things takes up knitting, but cannot make a sweater. Izzy overcomes her frustration with a different fix: a sweater for her dog, Max.

I find Laurel Molk's illustrations enchanting (There Might Be Lobsters) and her text here is perfectly paced and balanced as well.

See also: Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, While We Wait by Judy Ann Sadler, The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires