Sheree Fitch burst onto the children's poetry scene with her celebrated book of nonsense verse Toes in My Nose in 1987. Since then, she has written 17 books for children and won numerous awards for her work, including the Mr. Christie Book Award, Marianna Dempster Award, Silver Birch Award, and Hackmatack Award. In 1998, she won the prestigious Vicky Metcalf award for a body of work inspirational to Canadian children. She has been goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994.
Polly MacCauley's Finest, Divinest, Woolliest Gift of All is the
most playful, flowing yarn and could only be spun by the inimitable
Sheree Fitch. Her words, threaded with Darka Erdelji's beautiful
illustrations, weave a timeless and touching tale that will warm
the hearts of all ages." Sydney Smith, illustrator of Sidewalk
Flowers, Town Is by the Sea, and more
"In Polly MacCauley's Finest, Divines, Woolliest Gift of All,
Sheree Fitch knits and spins a lovely story that will captivate and
enchant children. Her playful, musical tale is interwoven with
whimsical, rhythmical words and poetry. She has created a wonderful
cast of characters from the greedy Count Woolliam and his sister,
the Countess of Fleece and Fluff, to the improbable, magical,
cunning Polly MacCauley, who loves to create something beautiful
every day. The story of Star, the orphaned baby lamb who has enough
wool to inspire Polly MacCauley to create a dazzling shawl of
healing and hope for the Earth will be read and shared over and
over again. Darka Erdelji's spare, beautiful, and fluid
illustrations fly off the page and colour this tale with joy and
laughter." Marie-Louise Gay, author and illustrator of Short
Stories for Little Monsters, the Stella and Sam books, and many
more
"I began to think of the book as having layers of experience, much
like a skein of hand-dyed yarn. First, you need to wash, scour and
dry the fleece. Then card and spin it into yarn. Then prepare the
dyes, and so on. Likewise, the book contains the story, the plot.
Then there is the language itself. The pictures offer another
experience. The message of the story is another thing and the play
between narrator and reader offers yet something else. It's not one
thing and, again depending on your children, the reader can pull
out one strand (ha!) to emphasize based on what might resonate in
that moment in time. I guess what I am saying is that, like a
beautiful skein of handspun, hand-dyed yarn, the book has depth."
Robyn Love, knitter and blogger
"Art, collaboration, and community are the threads that tie this
warm story together." Linda Ludke, in Quill & Quire
"... a read-aloud story of story-telling breadth, deep and involved
and rich with the essence of life. It has love, sadness, grief,
death, conflict, compassion and hope, so much hope. There will be
cheers and tears and bleats of appreciation for a story of history
and connectedness, generosity and inspiration. ... And though Polly
MacCauley's Finest Divinest Woolliest Gift of all is firmly rooted
in the Maritimes of her home, Sheree Fitch has woven a story for
the world in both context and spirit." Helen Kubiw, on CanLit for
LittleCanadians
"a treasure to be cherished!" Theo Heras, in Canadian Children's
Book News (Winter 2017)
Shortlisted for the 2018 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic
Canadian Children's Literature
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