The Mitten [Paperback]

Alvin Tresselt (Author), Yaroslava (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches -- and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. A Ukrainian folk tale.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Henri Sorensen lives in Denmark.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (October 26, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688092381
• ISBN-13: 978-0688092382
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Literature > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Multicultural
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best version of an old classic tale, September 29, 2002

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M "greenery" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mitten (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

What a treasure: the illustrations and the story go hand in hand so wonderfully, quiet and witty and authentic. If you have Slavic roots, the Ukrainian illustrator's work may have extra resonance for you. Yaroslava drew the animals wearing Ukrainian costume, but with subtle touches of real life; this one's boots have creases, see the wrinkles in that one's heavy coat. I always wondered if there was an anti-Soviet subtext to the characters all insisting on sharing one living-space until it bursts at the seams (literally)...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich with color and imagination, October 12, 2004

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MEJ "justmyview" (Cowlesville, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Mitten (Paperback)

Even though I buy them for my daughter, I try not to review items that I owned or remember from my childhood as I feel I am biased towards them simply because of the nostalgic factor. However, I do think I would still love this book even if I had just recently come upon it. For starters it has such vibrant colors with the alternating turquoise background and the bright red and gold Ukrainian clothing. And what child wouldn't love the thought of woodland creatures taking refuge from the snow in his or her lost mitten, although the story is just folklore and the product of a child's imagination...or is it?

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book as much now as I did as a child, March 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mitten (Paperback)

This used to be one of my top 5 books as a little girl. This version is great, it's the one I had. As an adult, I love to read it to my own kids and have them notice the wonderful Ukranian artist's influence in the illustrations as well. I highly recommend this story to all parents as a read-aloud book!