The Legend of Iron PurlReview posted September 10, 2022.
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022. 48 pages.
Review written September 7, 2022, from a library book
Starred Review
2022 Sonderbooks Standout:
#7 Silly Fun Picture Books
Okay, how can I possibly resist a picture book about a knitting superhero? Especially one packed full with Tao Nyeu's adorably cute fuzzy animals?
In this book, Granny Fuzz (a mole), tells stories to a bunch of little furries about the amazing Iron Purl, who singlehandedly fixed the wrongdoing of the outlaw Bandit Bob.
And Iron Purl does it with super fast knitting! She knits the bad bats into cocoons, stopping their plundering, and talks them into making a farm of their own. When there's a fire at the carnival in a tree, soggy yarn balls put it out, and yarn helps rescue a little one in trouble, with knitted nets for anyone who needs to jump. Every time Bandit Bob tries to make mischief, Iron Purl's knitting always saves the day.
But then comes the showdown!
Much to Iron Purl's surprise, Bandit Bob was also skilled in the yarn arts. She had met her match, and she welcomed the challenge.
Of course there's a happy resolution. But it's all such silly good fun!
Every home that includes a knitter and children needs this book.