The Caps for Good grassroots initiative will be running from September 2010 through February, 2011 encouraging citizens of all ages to participate by making a cap and advocating and fundraising to provide newborn care in developing countries.
At the end of the program, caps will be distributed to pregnant women and new moms and their babies in Save the Children's programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Go to www.goodgoes.org/caps for more information.
KNITTING NELL is part this fabulous program. For more information about how to connect your young knitters to Nell's story, contact Julie at jersildroth [at] earthlink [dot] net.
Visual artist, published children's book author and illustrator, ... happy mess maker (gardening!, sewing, knitting, cooking).
My special love: simple pencil and charcoal drawing
She knits blankets for new babies, socks and hats and mittens for the children's home, and scarves for everyone in her family.
What Nell doesn't do is talk a lot . . . not until a small, unexpected moment in the limelight changes her life.
Nell is a character as warm and comforting as a hand-knit sweater, through whom the joys of knitting and generosity shine.
Nobody is really surprised when Nell wins first prize for her sweater, ...
Reviews
Association of Booksellers for Children: 2006 BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN !
School Library Journal: ... the illustrations are soft and bright.. though smiles abound, they reflect the protagonist's quietness. A good addition where there is a demand for books about shyness.
Kirkus Reviews: ... Nell's unusual tenacity and generous way of coping with a bully add enlightenment to an all-too-common occurrence in children's lives everywhere.
Booklist: Roth zeroes in on common kid traits such a shyness and a propensity to help others and wraps the knitting around them ... illustrated with spunk and charm.
Spirituality and Practice: ... salutes the spiritual .. Nell knits at the park so she can listen to the trees.
Vogue Knitting: ... meet Nell, the irresistibly shy heroine ...
school visit 2009
book talk and finger knitting :: PEACE
nell loves to knit! what do you love to do?
:: NEWS! :: THE KNITTING NELL PLAY
Minneapolis Kids (citywide after school program) received a grant to produce and perform the Knitting Nell play. The cast (ages 7 - 12) toured several schools in early 2009 to much applause.
Teachers and students alike responded to the bullying/forgiveness theme.