How to Spin a Rabbit - Helen von Ammon Remembered

 

 

A children's book about spinning and English Angora was published in 1994 by Helen von Ammon.

 

Recently Polly Holmes was cleaning out her rabbit things and decided to send this book to Betty.  Though Betty has this book in her collection, she has not read it for a while.







It's a story told by Chandon, an English Angora rabbit.
 

 

Helen visits a farm that has English Angora rabbits among other animals.

 

Helen picks up a baby English Angora and said, "My name is Helen and your name is now Chandon".



 

Not too long after Chandon goes home with Helen, Pooff and BunBun join the family.


 

Chandon, Pooff and BunBun each has a "bundominium" that they can see trees, houses and people.


 

Chandon, Pooff and BunBun are good friends and they groom each other to keep clean.  Chandon and BunBun are fawn and Pooff is black.

 

Helen combs Chandon to harvest her wool.

 

Helen spins the wool combed from Chandon, Pooff and BunBun.  Chandon says, "BunBun and I grown enough fur for Helen to knit two sweaters a year.  Pooff is bigger and makes three sweaters a year".

 

People would come to Helen's condominium to buy her beautiful Angora creations.

 

One of Chandon's favorite activities is to chew on Helen's knitting needles and play with her yarn.

 

Chandon sits on Helen's lap in front of a fireplace at night.  


 

Helen wrote this children's book via Chandon.   Chandon came from Bonnie Almond, the first president of NCAG, BunBun came from Sandy Kelly, the second president of NCAG, Pooff came from Betty Chu.   Neither Bonnie nor Sandy is now involved in NCAG or rabbits, but Betty is still active in the wonderful world of Angora. 

 

This is a photo of Chandon.

 



Chandon, Pooff and BunBun had all gone to the bunny heaven long ago; the story was written in the late 80s or early 90s then published in 1994.   Helen later had a Satin Angora called SuGAH that came from Franco and Tracy.     See:

https://ncag.blogspot.com/2005/12/helen-and-sugah.html
 

Helen von Ammon
 August 2, 1922 - January 31, 2014.
See  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=169542436


This book is no longer in print, and there isn't anyone heir to Helen.  However, it's still available in resale at Amazon.