As with all of Brett's books, the KinderKids really enjoy the sidebar illustrations that show what's going on somewhere else in the story. This wonderful picture of mittens from around the world comes from Lois Ehlert's Snowballs , one of our other featured favorite January stories. The Mitten A Ukranian Folk Tale Brett's drawings bring extra zest to this popular story about a little boy who loses his mitten and all the animals that crawl inside it to stay warm. Brett's website offers downloadable coloring sheets and character masks for this book and other Brett stories. Hedgie helps Henny trick the Tomten and scare him away for good.
Beautiful illustrations lead to long discussions and wonderful story predictions.
The Hat A tale inspired by The Mitten , and a lot of fun. Hedgie gets a sock stuck on his head and suddenly ALL the animals want hats made of Lisa's laundry that's blown off the clothesline. Sidebar illustrations show Lisa getting ready for winter. Good morning to the mittens, Good morning to the capss, Good morning to the cabin in the snow. Good morning to the igloo, Good morning to the sled, Good morning to the friendly Eskimo.