FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.
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Henri Sorensen lives in Denmark.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best version of an old classic tale,
By 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:
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Rich with color and imagination,
By 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:
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I love this book as much now as I did as a child,
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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!
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It was the coldest day of the winter, and a little boy was trudging through the forest gathering firewood for his grandmother. Read the first page New!
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It was the coldest day of the winter, and a little boy was trudging through the forest gathering firewood for his grandmother. Read the first page New!
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