Spin a Scarf of Sunshine

'Spin a Scarf of Sunshine is a book that our whole family absolutely loves. It is a new favorite for all ages, from my two-year-old brother to my nine-year-old sister, my parents, and me. In this book, you learn about how a girl named Nari cares for her baby sheep and spins its wool to make the yarn. And then she makes a scarf with it. Nari knits the scarf and enjoys wearing it and decides one day to let the scarf turn into compost. The book is nice and big and the pictures make you want to live in the country as that family does. It may also make you wish you had your own little lamb to…

'A family embraces the Earth and its resources in this Scottish import. In an appealing bucolic setting, a young girl named Nari feeds her lamb as they are surrounded by chicks, hens, and flowers... Delicate, colorful illustrations fill each page with pretty people, cute animals, and idyllic scenes. Nari and her sister are biracial, with an East Asian mom and White dad. An informative, easy-to-follow, pleasing lesson in readying wool for knitting.'

'What a delight! I think it�s so amazing that these issues that I think of as so large and complex like fast fashion are being put into children�s books to introduce them to different approaches. It�s never too early to get our next generation of world savers' wheels turning about new solutions!'

'Casey�s picture book focuses on the beauty of a quiet cottage life full of farming and animals. She shows how clothing is created from sheep to wool to yarn to cloth in a way that shows how long it takes and how much dedication as well. The book celebrates the cycle of farm goods from animal to item and back to the soil. It also celebrates traditional crafting and a slow, full life in touch with the seasons. Her writing is simple and also offers the sounds of that activity or season. This is Lim�s first picture book. She shows the beauty of cottage life and the countryside. Her watercolors…

'Have you ever read a book and just truly felt seen? Spin a Scarf of Sunshine brought me right back to childhood both in memories of carding and dying wool using gathered plants with my mom and then later as a Waldorf first grade teacher helping my students learn to knit their own scarves. My sons are now teenagers but from an early age they learned to make their own knitting needles and have knit hats, bags and scarves over the years. This beautiful book takes you through the full circle of sustainable living with the seasons. [A] beautiful book that is such a reminder of my childhood, years…

'Casey's picture book focuses on the beauty of a quiet cottage life full of farming and animals. She shows how clothing is created from sheep to wool to yarn to cloth in a way that shows how long it takes and how much dedication as well. The book celebrates the cycle of farm goods from animal to item and back to the soil. It also celebrates traditional crafting and a slow, full life in touch with the seasons. Her writing is simple and also offers the sounds of that activity or season. This is Lim's first picture book. She shows the beauty of cottage life and the countryside. Her watercolors…