Author(s): Colleen Brown

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Violet’s Scarf Colleen Brown Illustrated by Emma Lay An incredible true story of a small girl during World War 1, and a hand- knitted scarf. Violet Cloughley lived in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. When WWI started in 1914, Violet, aged eight, wanted to help the soldiers fighting overseas. So she knitted a scarf. This story is about the scarf Violet knitted and sent away as a ‘gift for soldier.’

AN INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY
This book is about a small girl, World War 1, and a hand-knitted scarf.
Violet Cloughley lived in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. When WWI started in 1914, Violet, aged eight, wanted to help the soldiers fighting overseas. So she knitted a scarf.
This story is about the scarf Violet knitted and sent away as a ‘gift for soldier.’