biddywink 's review for:

The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale by Jan Brett

4.0

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I am a sucker for knitting-related books. [a:Jan Brett|16325|Jan Brett|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1325711282p2/16325.jpg]'s The Mitten is a perfect blend of knitting-inspired, folktale, whimsy, and lovely illustrations. The design, with folk motifs and the mitten-shaped windows on each page showing Nicki's explorations and the upcoming animal arrivals, is so clever and pleasing. I loved how the hedgehog's quills poke through the fabric of Nicki's snow-white mitten, how a simple sneeze saves the day, and the priceless comical look on his Baba's face when she compares the lost-and-found, stretched-by-seven-increasingly-large-animals mitten to the pristine one. A classic winter tale.