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The Mitten Hardcover – Illustrated, October 5, 2009
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When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing.
One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax.
As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see Nicki in the borders of each page, walking through the woods unaware of what is going on.
In her distinctive style, Jan Brett brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the Ukrainian tradition from which the story comes.
Jan Brett is also the creator of such wintery classics as The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Three Snowy Bears, The Animal’s Santa, and The Night Before Christmas.
This book is also available in Spanish, as El mitón.
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Lexile measure600L
- Dimensions11.38 x 0.4 x 9.31 inches
- PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateOctober 5, 2009
- ISBN-100399252967
- ISBN-13978-0399252969
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The Wild Christmas Reindeer | The Mitten | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Cozy | The Night Before Christmas | The Hat | |
Read more holiday books by Jan Brett: | Rambunctious reindeer have a lot to learn before Santa's big night! | A young boy’s lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure | All the splendid images of The Twelve Days of Christmas come joyously alive | A group of clever animals find an unusual but warm and furry home during Alaska's long winter | Jan Brett's take on this Christmas classic is a visual masterpiece! | A delightfully original companion book to Jan Brett's bestseller The Mitten |
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The Animals' Santa | The Snowy Nap | |
Read more holiday books by Jan Brett: | This modern Christmas classic highlights how animals are just as curious as kids about their own Santa | Jan Brett's Hedgie tries to stay awake so he doesn't miss out on all the snowy fun his friends are having |
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"Readers will sit back and suspend belief and welcome this tall tale from the Ukrainian tradition." —Publishers Weekly
"Grandmother knits snow-white mittens that Nikki takes on an adventure. Readers will enjoy the charm and humor in the portrayal of the animals as they make room for each newcomer in the mitten and sprawl in the snow after the big sneeze." -The Horn Book
About the Author
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
Product details
- Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers; 20th edition (October 5, 2009)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0399252967
- ISBN-13 : 978-0399252969
- Reading age : 1 - 5 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 600L
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 11.38 x 0.4 x 9.31 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #9,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #155 in Folklore (Books)
- #243 in Children's Classics
- #809 in Children's Animals Books
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Jan Brett is the author of the New York Times bestselling Gingerbread Friends, The Three Snow Bears, and The Mitten, as well as many other classics. She lives in Norwell, Massachusetts.
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I just read that this story is different to the original. How disappointing. Asen in reviews I will try to get the old version. Oh boy! Why change a story that everybody loves? Maybe to save money cutting some pages in production?
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