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The Mitten Board Book Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Jan Brett
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Media: Board book
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 36
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0399231099
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2094771
EAN: 9780399231094
Publication Date: October 4, 1996
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Condition: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include "From the library of" labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy.
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Amazon.com Review
A Ukrainian boy named Nicki wants his grandmother Baba to knit snow-white mittens for him. She warns her grandson that a white mitten will be hard to find if he loses it in the snow, but of course he promptly does just that! What happens next is the surprising part, as a mole takes refuge in the lost mitten, then a rabbit, then a hedgehog, an owl, a badger, and a fox. If you think the mitten might be a wee bit stretched out at this point, just wait: "Then a big bear sniffed at the mitten. The animals were packed in tight, but the bear didn't care. He crawled in anyway." When a tiny mouse squeezes in, her whiskers tickle the bear's nose. He sneezes, and "Aaaaa-aaaaa-ca-chew!" all the animals fly out of their crocheted cave. As the mitten sails through the air, Nicki spots it, reclaims it, and takes it home to show his smiling Baba. Jan Brett is the illustrator of many well-known folktales, fairy tales, and poems, such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Owl and the Pussycat, by Edward Lear. Her special signature in her detailed artwork is the intricate borders, seen in this book as birch-bark panels with embroidered details and mitten-shaped vignettes offering additional insights into the story line. Brett is at her best when she illustrates animals, and the expressions on the faces of her creatures are a delight. She carefully researched the costumes, furniture, and house in this traditional Ukrainian tale--all are authentic. A fine story to read on a frosty night with a cup of hot chocolate, and if you ever get your fill of The Mitten, you can always try its delightfully original companion book, The Hat, winner of the 1998 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. (Ages 4 to 8)
Product Description
When Nicki loses the mitten that his grandmother had knitted for him, the woodland animals find it and crawl inside, each one larger than the last, but as the mitten stretches and grows, grandmother's knitting holds fast, until a tiny mouse proves to be too much.
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 Wonderful on many accounts October 28, 2008
We borrowed this book from the library and I found myself reading it to my son one day when he was upset and needed distracting. He was quickly drawn into the story. I had him participating in the story telling, something he doesn't commonly do. I would ask him I wonder who is next and from the small picture in the border he could figure out what animal was coming next. After the story was over we got out the globe and found the Ukraine and talk a bit about how its different there.
The illlustrations provide details of Ukranian traditional culture.
You will want to be in those pictures (and I want the little boy's coat).
I can understand the disappointment from those that know the original folktale and don't appreciate that it has been changed, but the result is a very enjoyable book. I will be looking for others by this author.
Great October 26, 2008
My 2 year old son thinks this book is great. The illustrations are very colorful, and you can see the animal coming toward the mitten in the previous page. My son likes to say what is coming next. Lots of fun.
 Beautiful illustrations do most of the story-telling August 17, 2008
I must say, I truly do love the illustrations and artwork of Jan Brett. She is gifted in that area and I'm not going to argue that. What I will argue is that Jan Brett does a pretty darn good job telling a sweet story just through the beautiful images. The colors are bright and beautiful and that group of woodland creatures is just adorable. However... the story is not quite up to other retellings I have heard. Simply, the voice of the story does not match the illustrations and that makes for the biggest flaw.
 Very good children's book August 3, 2008
I was told the original version of the story in Ukrainian as a child. I wanted to find it for my daughter, but could not find the Ukrainian book in my stash. I was delighted to find it here. The illustrations are beautiful - keeping in tradition with the appropriate dress, characters, house & scenery. And although the book might not be EXACTLY like the original, it is close enough. My daughter calls my mother Baba and she loves that there is a Baba in this story. I good addition to any child's library.
Great book, one of Brett's classics July 8, 2008
This is a retelling of a classic folktale about a boy who loses his mitten. As he plays, all sorts of animals squeeze in, until finally they burst out.
One of Brett's strengths is in the detail she crams into every page. For example, in this book the sidebar of every left-hand page shows how the boy, Nicki, accidentally dislodges the next animal to go visit his mitten, and on the right-hand page the sidebar shows that animal running towards the mitten.
Unfortunately, I'm not certain that the level of detail Brett goes into is particularly well-suited for board books. The text is simple enough for a very young child to sit through and understand, but all the same, you might be better off waiting until they're old enough for a real copy of this book. (Especially if a previous commenter is correct and this version is abridged from the original!)
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