The Mitten
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 boarders of each page, walking through the woods...
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Millions of readers have fallen in love with Jan Brett's The Mitten, and over 2.5 million copies have been sold since publication in 1989. This striking oversized anniversary edition with a silver foil jacket and a fresh image of the woodland animals will attract fans old and new, and adult collectors of Jan Brett's books. Set in a snowy forest, the fun begins when, one by one, animals crawl into Nicki's lost white mitten to get warm until the bear sneezes, sending the animals flying up and out of the mitten. On each turn of the page, Jan hints at what animal is coming next in her signature borders, inspired by Ukrainian folk art.Publishers WeeklySIZE smALL Jan Brett's 1989 The Mitten is now available in a board-book edition, for littlest readers. Adapted from a Ukrainian folktale, the story centers on a mitten dropped in the snow which becomes a refuge for a series of increasingly large animals. The artist's trademark borders and panels showcase finely detailed winter scenes.
Mittens\ \ By Jan Brett \ Putnam Publishing Group\ Copyright © 1998 Jan Brett\ All right reserved.\ ISBN: 0399234233 \ \ \ Chapter One\ Once there was a boy named Nicki. He wanted mittens as white as snow. \ "If you drop a white mitten in the snow, it will be hard to find," his grandmother told him.\ But Nicki wanted snow-white mittens so much that Baba made them for him.\ When she finished knitting, Nicki trot on the mittens and went out to play.\ It wasn't long before one mitten fell off.\ A little mole found it and crawled inside. It was just the right size, so he decided to stay.\ A rabbit came hopping by. He wiggled in next to the mole.\ A hedgehog wanted to get warm. The mole and the rabbit made room for him.\ The owl didn't want to be left out. So the mole, the rabbit, and the hedgehog had to move over. The little mitten was getting crowded.\ A badger looked out of his house and saw the mitten. He climbed right in.\ It started to snow, so a fox pushed his way in and made himself right at home.\ Then a big bear sniffed at the mitten. The animals were packed in tight, but the bear didn't care.\ He crawled in anyway. The mitten was getting bigger and bigger and bigger.\ Then a tiny mouse squeezed in and perched herself on the big bear's nose.\ The mouse's whiskers tickled the bear's nose. "Aaaaa-aaaaa-ca-chew!" the bear sneezed. All the animals flew out of the mitten.\ \ \ Continues... \ \ \ \ Excerpted from Mittens by Jan Brett Copyright © 1998 by Jan Brett. Excerpted by permission.\ All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.\ Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site. \ \
\ Publishers Weekly\ - Publisher's Weekly\ SIZE smALL Jan Brett's 1989 The Mitten is now available in a board-book edition, for littlest readers. Adapted from a Ukrainian folktale, the story centers on a mitten dropped in the snow which becomes a refuge for a series of increasingly large animals. The artist's trademark borders and panels showcase finely detailed winter scenes.\ \
