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About The Magic Ball Of Wool
Product Description Winner at the 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Award. A magic ball has mysteriously appeared and will help to weave the most beautiful friendship between the animals of the forest. One morning, a hedgehog wakes up to find a mysterious ball of wool caught in his prickles. Why would he want a ball of wool?, he wonders in dismay. His friend the spider, who was an expert knitter, encouraged him to start knitting, teaching him all the keys and secrets to making a perfect sweater. Fascinated, all of the forest animals come to his house and the hedgehog happily knits something for each of his visitors. CLICKETY-CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICK… A stitch here, a stitch there… When the hedgehog stops knitting, he realizes something amazing―the ball of wool is magic! A charming tale of friendship, generosity and kindness that will bring out the best in young readers by encouraging them to help others. From Booklist When Hedgehog wakes up, he finds a ball of wool stuck to his quills. What’s he supposed to do with it? A friendly spider shows him how to knit, and soon Hedgehog’s needles are clicking away, and he makes a sweater for Mouse and mittens for Frog. Then an odd thing happens—his knitwear turns into their fondest dreams (a ball of cheese and a mirror, respectively). So it goes for all the animals in the forest. But when it comes time to help a beached whale, Hedgehog finds his yarn is almost gone. When those who have benefitted from Hedgehog’s gifts hear about the emergency, they return their presents, and by tugging on the little piece of wool left in each, he unravels them and winds a ball of yarn. Now he has enough to knit a strong rope, which turns into a magic butterfly, who is able to carry the whale back out to sea. The text is overexplained and could have used trimming, but the watercolor pictures sweetly capture the spirit of wonder and cooperation. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Ilene Cooper Review "Writing in the style of a traditional folk tale, Isern has crafted a gentle story of camaraderie and magic with a light dose of ecology. Hilb’s colorful art creates a fairy-tale world with spotted mushrooms, swirls of crayon lines and miniature domiciles that will delight young readers. Friendship, crafting and a touch of magic all in one.” ―Kirkus Reviews "The readers of this picture book will be able to discover values such as solidarity and peer collaboration.” ―Canal Lector "A story that offers important values such as friendship, generosity and cooperation, and that also emphasizes the importance of dreams and imagination."―Literatura Respetuosa "A sweet charming story that will bring out the best in every reader and will make them want to help others. A book that teaches us values, to enjoy dreams but above all to share with those who need it most.” ―Coleccionando cuentos "Susanna Isern’s stories should be prescribed as therapy: when one feels sad or a little demoralized at the unpleasant events that occur around us, stories like this one have the ability to reconcile us with the world.” ―Apogeoyliteratura «A story with such important values as friendship, generosity and cooperation, that also emphasizes the importance of dreams and imagination. (…) It then encourages us not only to pursue our dreams and enjoy them, but also to understand the importance of priorities and the ability to sacrifice that sometimes we need to have when satisfying a need more important than ours.” ―Literatura respetuosa About the Author Susanna Isern (La Seu d'Urgell, Spain, 1978) is an award-winning children's books author. She is also a professor of Psychology of learning at the European University of the Atlantic and directs the Cabinet of Psychology at Aula Dédalo in Santander. Since she published her first picture book in 2011, more than 30 children's books have seen the light of day. Most of her works are sold internationally and can be found in more than a dozen languages, and als
