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From: Ryan, Pat <PRyan_at_aclibrary.org>
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:41:33 -0700
Sorry if this has already been mentioned but The Long Red Scarf by Nette Hi lton, 1987, is about grandpa who likes to fish with his friend who has a lo ng blue scarf to keep him warm. He wants the LONGEST, REDDEST scarf to keep himself warm, but his female relatives are too busy or don't know how to k nit. After grumping about it he finally asks his friend who says he knitted his scarf himself, and teaches grandpa to knit. The females are busy tendi ng the cows and building a cradle for a new baby, and the whole story is ju st simply told and fun.
Patricia L. Ryan Children's Librarian Union City Library (510) 284-0625
CCBC-NET Digest for Thursday, August 08, 2013.
1. Knit Your Bit 2. Re: Gender Roles in Picture Books 3. Gender Roles and Picture Books: Why Is This So Hard?
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Subject: Knit Your Bit From: Allison Bruce Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:07:06 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1
Forgot about this one in my previous post! In KNIT YOUR BIT, by Deborah Ho pkinson (Pub. Feb 2013), young boys decide to take part in a Knitting Bee t o benefit World War I soldiers. Boys cross over the stereotypical gender l ine, and knitting itself is re-cast (no pun intended) as not exclusively a woman's occupation. Everyone wins!
-- Allie Bruce Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education 610 W. 112th St. New York, NY 10025
Received on Fri 09 Aug 2013 10:41:33 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:41:33 -0700
Sorry if this has already been mentioned but The Long Red Scarf by Nette Hi lton, 1987, is about grandpa who likes to fish with his friend who has a lo ng blue scarf to keep him warm. He wants the LONGEST, REDDEST scarf to keep himself warm, but his female relatives are too busy or don't know how to k nit. After grumping about it he finally asks his friend who says he knitted his scarf himself, and teaches grandpa to knit. The females are busy tendi ng the cows and building a cradle for a new baby, and the whole story is ju st simply told and fun.
Patricia L. Ryan Children's Librarian Union City Library (510) 284-0625
CCBC-NET Digest for Thursday, August 08, 2013.
1. Knit Your Bit 2. Re: Gender Roles in Picture Books 3. Gender Roles and Picture Books: Why Is This So Hard?
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Subject: Knit Your Bit From: Allison Bruce Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:07:06 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1
Forgot about this one in my previous post! In KNIT YOUR BIT, by Deborah Ho pkinson (Pub. Feb 2013), young boys decide to take part in a Knitting Bee t o benefit World War I soldiers. Boys cross over the stereotypical gender l ine, and knitting itself is re-cast (no pun intended) as not exclusively a woman's occupation. Everyone wins!
-- Allie Bruce Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education 610 W. 112th St. New York, NY 10025
Received on Fri 09 Aug 2013 10:41:33 AM CDT
