I was captivated by this book after seeing a photo on Facebook of the most delightful cake made for the book launch.
Granny McFlitter The Champion Knitter tells the story of Granny McFlitter who loves to knit. Knitting is her passion and it's a passion that is starting to annoy those around her but good on her she doesn't care. She keeps on knitting.
One day she is watching the news on her knitted TV and she sees a story about a ship running aground and spilling oil into the sea. Sound familiar? In 2011, a container ship called the MV Rena hit the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga in New Zealand. The oil spill has been described as New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster.
In this story by New Zealand author Heather Haylock Granny McFlitter sets to work knitting jumpers for all the penguins who were left covered in oil. Once the oil was washed off the penguins were left shivering and so Granny McFlitter's jumpers were a warm relief.
This is a delightful book centred around the theme of putting your passions to good use. Talking about passion it's obvious the New Zealand illustrator of this book Lael Chisholm has an immense passion for art and design. I just loved the pictures throughout this book. It's hard to believe Lael was only 20 when this book was released earlier this year. She won The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for her beautiful illustrations in this book.
The book was also a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
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