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Jan Brett
Jan Brett
Type
Type
Traditional Folktale
Picture Book
Awards
Awards
National Teacher's Association Top Ten Titles for Elementary Students (1999)
Why It Appeals To Children
Why It Appeals To Children
It has animals, the illustrations are beautiful, it has an element of disbelief
Brief Summary
Brief Summary
This story was adapted from a Ukranian folktale. This is the story of a young boy who loses his white mitten in the snow. One by one, woodland creatures claim it as their home, each larger than the last. Then a mouse crawls in and the mitten bursts, spilling the creatures out in the snow.
Reaction
Reaction
I have always loved reading this book to my kids when they were little. The story is very sweet and even has a moral. It is somewhat repetitive in nature, making it akin to a cumulative folktale. There are many different versions of this story retold in the Ukranian culture, but the main plot stays the same. The insert illustrations in this book can help students make predictions about what they think will happen next. This book can help teach sequencing.
Characteristics of Traditional Literature
Characteristics of Traditional Literature
Starts quickly
Has animals that talk
Story is repetitive (cumulative folktale)
Long oral history
Appeals to children
Concepts/Values:
Concepts/Values:
There is always room for friends, even when they seem big and scary!
Progression of smallest to largest animal that makes its home in the mitten
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