The mitten

Buy a cheap copy of The Mitten book by Jan Brett. In this bestselling modern classic, a young boy's lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure. Jan Brett's beautiful retelling is a family favorite and the... Free Shipping on all orders over $15.

Storytime: The “Mitten” Week Two – Sowing Seeds Librarian

Being a teacher I love bringing thematic learning to my classroom. During this time of year I would bring out my mitten unit for my primary students.

Jan Brett. The Mitten one of my favorite author / illustrators. how many times have I read this?

With Thanksgiving just now appearing in our rearview mirrors, it’s time to start planning for Christmas! Most everyone needs a Christmas party idea. Whether you call it a “Christmas…

Today's vintage children's book is The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslava. Born Aka Yaroslava Surmach, she often was credited as Yaroslava in her books. Besides being an illustrator, Yaroslava was an art director/editor for the children's magazine Humpty Dumpty. She created stained glass windows for the St. Demetrius Ukranian Catholic church in Toronto, and the glass entrance doors to the New York Senate Building. Yaroslava's reverse glass paintings were made into greeting cards. To read more…

The Mitten Game - Use this mitten while telling the story, "The Mitten" by Jan Brett

If you haven't had the opportunity to visit Jan Brett's Web pages, you should go and visit soon! Her site is full of wonderful educational opportunities. I love the videos she has available to show the kids how she draws the different characters in her stories. It's a great tool when doing an author study about Jan Brett. I found a lesson on the Utah Education Network site that used one of the "old lady who swallowed" stories to introduce and work with probability and graphing. I modified…

So to accompany the book: The Mitten ~ sung to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"

Who's in my mitten coloring page that you can customize and print for kids.