Unraveled | Jess Reviews a Book

Title: Unraveled
Written & Illustrated By: Leanne Hatch
Published By: Margaret Ferguson Books, 2021

So it’s September again! I swear, the whole ‘days are long, years are short’ adage has never seemed so accurate than since I became a parent. Sometimes it’s Monday morning and then I blink and it’s Friday night. I honestly have NO idea where the summer went, but…it went.

Today’s story somewhat relates to time passing WAY too fast. And this is another one of those ‘judging the book by the cover’ situations, I’m afraid. But this gamble paid off — the story is a good one!

It features a little boy named Cole,* and his sweet baby blanket. Cole is attached to the knitted blue blanket. He takes it everywhere! It does everything with him! But…as things sometimes do, the blanket began to unravel. Before long, Cole is left with nothing but a pile of blue yarn.

Undeterred, Cole continues trying to use the pile of yarn the way he used his blanket. It doesn’t work out. So…what choice does he have? He gives his mama the pile of blue yarn.

But mama isn’t ready to call it quits that easily (I like your style, mama). Instead, she knits the blue yarn into a beautiful sweater. Which, obviously, Cole loves.

The book reminded me a lot of one of my all-time favourites: Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman. It’s got the same ‘make something good out of something broken’ vibe.

The art is adorable and suits the story perfectly. I love it when story and art complement each other.

Overall, a great book for before bedtime. It’s sweet, it’s cozy, it’s perfect for the little person in your life.

* Cole was actually the name Karl and I were planning on naming a son, if one had come along. But I realized a few years ago that “Cole” and “Karl” would’ve sounded REALLY similar if I was calling for one of them, so it would’ve resulted in mass confusion and it’s way better that we just have daughters.