Yetsa's Sweater

By Sylvia Olsen

Book Overview

On a fresh spring day, young Yetsa, her mother and her grandmother gather to prepare the sheep fleeces piled in Grandma's yard. As they clean, wash and dry the fleece, laughter and hard work connect the three generations. Through Yetsa's sensual experience of each task, the reader joins this family in an old but vibrant tradition: the creation of Cowichan sweaters. Each sweater is unique, and its design tells a story. In Yetsa's Sweater , that story is one of love, welcome and pride in a job well done.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550392026
• ISBN13: 9781550392029
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Sono NIS Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended as an educational and multicultural celebration of family love.

Former Cowichan sweater shop operator Sylvia Olsen presents Yetsa's Sweater, a children's picturebook tribute to the tradition of knitting sweaters on Coast Salish (on the Tsartlip Reserve near Victoria, British Columbia) and the bonds between mothers, grandmothers, and granddaughters that highlight the creation of knitted sweaters. Impeccably illustrated by award-winning artist Joan Larson, Yetsa's Sweater follows the entire process of creating a Cowichan sweater through the eyes of a young girl, from harvesting and spinning the fleece to the actual knitting. The final two pages offer a more concise history of Coast Salish knitted sweaters. Highly recommended as an educational and multicultural celebration of family love.