Granny Knits

This is a poignant and insightful book about prejudice. Granny comes to a town with nothing but a bundle of wool and knitting needles in her bag. She sits down on a tree trunk and knits herself some slippers, a bed, a kettle, a house and finally, a boy and a girl – her grandchildren. When the time comes for the children to go to school, she finds out that knitted children are not accepted. So Granny declares war. She pickets the council and writes to the mayor, but her actions boomerang. The knitted house may well become a great tourist attraction, but those knitted children will never be admitted to school. Granny is left with only one means of revenge: she picks at her house, finds a loose end and unravels the lot. Then Granny moves on to find another town where she can bring her beloved children back to life.