A Ukrainian Folktale Picture Book
1996
Grades Pre-k-2nd
Author and illustrator Jan Brett's love of folk and fairy tales is apparent in this beautifully illustrated picture book for young readers. This Ukrainian tale begins with a young boy Nicki, who loses one of the special mittens that his grandmother knitted. The creatures of the forest slowly make the mitten their new home. Bret creates her illustrations through drawing. She watches live animals to capture and portray their unique characteristics. The richness of Brett's illustrations and page borders are intricately detailed. Brett uses watercolors and small brushes to create the illustrations.
Reader Response Questions:
- What color was the mitten?
- How many animals went into the mitten?
- What was the boys name?
- Why did the animals go into the mitten?
- Why was Nicki's mitten so big at the end of the story?
- Can you think of any animals that might like to go into the mitten to get warm?
- What time of year does it get cold?
- Where would the animals in the story normally live?
- What might have happened if the bear had not sneezed?
- How would it feel to be in the mitten?
Activity:
The Mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and story retell. Follow this link to print The Mitten sequencing cards http://www.archjrc.com/childsplace/mittensequence.html
Laminate the cards for durability and cut them out. Allow students to retell the story from a dialogue that shows a text-to-self relationship.
Activity:
Compare and contrast The Mitten and The Hat. Compare as a whole group using a venn diagram.
Jan Brett's Biography
References
Brett, J. (1996). The Mitten. NewYork, NY: Putnam Juvenile
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