Margaret Shannon (1)

Roselupin's father, the King, locks her away in a tower room to protect her from the wild and dangerous world. Roselupin longs to be out in the world she sees from her window. One day a golden box full of balls of wool shows up for Roselupin. The king laughs and dismisses the gift but Roselupin knits a red wolf suit that busts her out of the tower to see the world and frightens the king who thinks the wolf has eaten his daughter. When she returns to her normal size and shape, the king locks her in an even taller tower to protect her. Roselupin knits another costume especially for her father to wear, which turns out to be a mouse costume...… (more)

The Red Wolf by Margaret Shannon is a book about a King who had a daughter locked in a tower so nothing would happen to her. She was given a golden box as a gift for her seventh birthday. The box was full of different colors rolls of wool and the box had the words "knit what you want" The little girl knits a wolf outfit and is able to get out of the castle and explore freedom for a while. She was found and locked in the tower once again and this time she knitted a mouse outfit for her father which gave the story an interesting twist.… (more)