Nicki wants his new mittens to be white as snow, but his grandmother says they’ll be too easy to lose. Nicki wins out, and grandmother knits him the white mittens. Sure enough when Nicki heads outside, one mitten soon drops off and gets left behind. What happens to that mitten? Well, you could never imagine how many animals could fit inside. Thank goodness for Baba’s very fine knitting.
32 pages 978-0399231094 Ages 2-7 ***********
In this bestselling modern classic, a young boy’s lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure. Jan Brett’s beautiful retelling is a family favorite and this sturdy board book is perfect for little hands.
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's snowy outing in the borders of each page.
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, The Three Snow Bears, The Animals' Santa, and The Night Before Christmas.
This book is also available in Spanish, as El mitón.--from the publisher
