After you have read it, you can go to Jan Brett’s web page for bookmarks, coloring pages and games for each of her books.
Talk about the different high frequency words in the book, and point out the book’s repetitive text. Make some hot cocoa and cuddle up with The Mitten today. Explain that it’s their own version of The Mitten, starring all of the same animals Walk through the book, pointing out the different animals say the animals’ names and help the children locate the matching word based on letter sounds. They help a young reader predict what will happen next. A detail that I have always enjoyed about her illustrations are the panels on each side of the main page. The expressions on the faces of the animals as they squeeze help us imagine how cramped it got inside. As the mitten stretches and expands to fit each animal, you can sense the tension of the yarn. Jan Brett’s illustrations give life to the story. It is a regular sized child’s sweater, but the arms have been stretched out to twice their natural length because I used to pull them down over my hands and use them to keep warm. One by one, the animals squeeze into this knitted mitten in the hopes of staying in a cuddly, warm spot. I have a sweater that was hand-knit by my Grandma. If you’re not already familiar, the Ukrainian story of The Mitten revolves around a group of animals who just happen upon a white mitten that is lost in the snow. One of the reasons I love this story is because I know how stretchy homemade mittens and sweaters are. Growing up in the north, I was well acquainted with mittens and sweaters. Jan Brett, author and illustrator of The Mitten retells a classic story with amazingly detailed illustrations.
Submitted by: Jill González, Director of Programsīrrr! It’s cold today, a perfect day to cuddle up and enjoy the classic story, The Mitten.
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