Genre: Children's fiction Title: Lelooni Author: Susan Docherty Genre: Children's fiction Title: Lelooni Author: Susan Docherty Textiles into books? Strange but true Lelooni, trickster moon of the planet Intarsia is our hero.
Bored and looking for mischief, he finds a fishing rod, which he used to snatch items from the unsuspecting residents of Intarsia.
A cushion, a newspaper and a monocle amuse him for a while but Lelooni wants excitement.
His next catch is a suitcase packed with holiday goodies.
This inspired Lelooni to take a vacation of his own.
But the vacation does not turn out as he planned.
Some of his tricks come back to haunt him, perhaps being a trickster is not such a good thing.
Read the book to laugh with Lelooni, Sun, Kate, Sam and the other inhabitants of Intarsia.
Books are for ages 4-8 but even older children will enjoy the stories and the charming characters- great books for parents and grandparents to read aloud.
Knitters will be fascinated by these books and may be inspired to create unusual projects of their own.
Published in Glasgow, Scotland the books are available worldwide.
Susan Docherty, author, mother, celebrated knitwear designer and photographer has created a unique world of knitted heroes, colorful settings and entertaining stories.
Characters are knitted in wool, placed in unusual settings and photographed.
The photographs are then assembled in book form accompanied by hilarious tales and subtle life lessons.
Unusual, delightful and highly recommended for the children in your life, look for all of the Sweaterhead books- The Unlikely Flying Object and many more.
Reviewer: Shirley Roe, Allbooks Reviews Available at: http://www.
Amazon.
com and http://www.
sweaterheads.
com Title: Lelooni Author: Susan Docherty Publisher: Sweaterheads ISBN: 1-904914-0102 Pages: 32 Price: 6.
99 £ UK Dec.
2006