A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love

By EDWARDS, Michelle

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ISBN
9780553497106
Publisher
Random Schwartz & Wade


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School Library Journal

Starred Review on September 1, 2016  |  Picture Books

PreS-Gr 2—Mrs. Goldman is a knitter, and she uses her talents to show love and affection for everyone in her neighborhood by making them all hats. Sophia receives her first hat from Mrs. Goldman when she is a tiny baby, and she grows up to spend time helping Mrs. Goldman add the finishing touches to her knitted hats by making pom-poms. During a cold prewinter walk, Sophia notices that Mrs. Goldman's head is bare because she spends all of her time knitting for others. Sophia makes it her mitzvah (good deed, as Mrs. Goldman taught ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on October 1, 2016

Elderly Mrs. Goldman and her young next-door neighbor Sophia are a winning pair of friends. Mrs. Goldman loves to make little hats for all the little keppies (heads) of the babies in their neighborhood, and Sophia embellishes each of the hats with pom-poms. It's their mitzvah, or "good deed" (as defined in the text). But Mrs. Goldman's mitzvahs go beyond baby hats: she knits dog-sweaters, plus mittens, scarves, and hats for big kid...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on April 1, 2016

Elderly Mrs. Goldman loves making hats for the <i>keppies</i> (heads) of babies in their neighborhood; her young next-door neighbor Sophia embell...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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