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A Knot Is Not a Tangle

by Daniel Nayeri Publisher: KNOPF

A family story woven through a rug

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    A Booklist Best Book of the Year

    Named a Booklist Best Book of the Year.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A family story woven through a rug

An Iranian boy and his grandmother make a new rug for their family, from washing and dyeing wool to tying the threads. The boy’s wish to get every detail right brings the book’s ideas about imperfection into its hands-on craft: the rug carries family memories, while making it together links generations. The story connects a child’s experience of learning a skill with Persian rug-making and the traditions shared within a family.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in family stories
  • Young readers curious about crafts and how rugs are made
  • Families looking for a picture book about intergenerational traditions

Themes

Intergenerational family bondsPersian rug-makingTraditionImperfection and learning

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Book overview

Knots are necessary and imperfection is a gift in this poignant picture book about an Iranian boy learning to make a new family rug with his grandmother, from an award-winning duo.

A BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Here's something to remember: Even a rug can be a precious thing.

One morning, a young boy is woken up early by his grandmother. It's time to make a new rug for the family. Together, they wash and dye the wool. When it's time to knot the threads, the young boy grows nervous. He wants to make it perfect. But why aren't the colors right? And why can't he weave as swiftly as his grandmother?

In this lyrical picture book about imperfection, tradition, and togetherness, A Knot is Not a Tangle explores the memories woven into one family's Persian rug, and is a gentle reminder of imperfection's greatest gifts.
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