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Sophie‘s Jewish neighbor Mrs Goldman is always knitting and giving her hats away. Sophie is good at making pompoms, but knitting is not something she especially enjoys.

When Sophie discovers that Mrs Goldman has given away her usual hat and has nothing to keep her head warm, she sets out to make Mrs Goldman a special hat- not a perfect hat, but one with twenty pompoms and lots of effort and love.

65 of 100 #crossculturalstories read

A beautifully illustrated story of community and the importance of multigenerational friendships. #KindnessReads #tdscampread18 #bookbento

#ReadingResolutions Day 25: I have #Thread(s) of kindness, generosity, compassion, with a heart that is big enough to cover the whole of the world in these three picturebooks that happen to be personal favourites. Full review here: https://gatheringbooks.org/2018/03/08/knitting-threads-of-kindness/

This book was adorable and made me cry! Sophia spends time with her neighbor, Mrs. Goldman who makes hats for her friend's keppies because it is a mitzvah! Of course, she doesn't have one for herself, but Sophia knits one all by herself! Very cute and here is one reason I don't knit... lol
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This is a really sweet book about friendship and giving. Mrs. Goldman makes hats for people who need them, and the main character helps her by making pom-poms for the tops. When Mrs. Goldman gives away her own hat, the little girl works on her knitting until she can make a hat for her selfless friend. My son didn't expect to like this based on the cover and title, but he ended up loving it! We're at 112 books! #1000booksbeforekindergarten

This book is so cute! We voted it Hicklebee's Book of the Year! It's got knitting, pom poms, intergenerational friendships, and a lot of sweetness. You can even make your own hats and poms with instructions at the end! #kidlit #picturebooks

It's rare that a children's book about doing a mitzvah tugs at the heartstrings, but this story about #knitting and love between a young Mexican American girl and her older Jewish neighbor nearly made me weep. Find the full review of today's #bookcoveroftheweek here: http://bit.ly/2cX7XEM
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