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Title: The Mitten Board Book Edition
ISBN: 0399231099
Author:
Jan Brett
Publicate Date: 1996-10-04
Publish: 1996-10-04
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Board book
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1: Beautiful illustrations do most of the story-telling
I must say, I truly do love the illustrations and artwork of Jan Brett. She is gifted in that area and I'm not going to argue that. What I will argue is that Jan Brett does a pretty darn good job telling a sweet story just through the beautiful images. The colors are bright and beautiful and that group of woodland creatures is just adorable. However... the story is not quite up to other retellings I have heard. Simply, the voice of the story does not match the illustrations and that makes for the biggest flaw.
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2: Very good children's book
I was told the original version of the story in Ukrainian as a child. I wanted to find it for my daughter, but could not find the Ukrainian book in my stash. I was delighted to find it here. The illustrations are beautiful - keeping in tradition with the appropriate dress, characters, house & scenery. And although the book might not be EXACTLY like the original, it is close enough. My daughter calls my mother Baba and she loves that there is a Baba in this story. I good addition to any child's library.
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3: Great book, one of Brett's classics
This is a retelling of a classic folktale about a boy who loses his mitten. As he plays, all sorts of animals squeeze in, until finally they burst out.
One of Brett's strengths is in the detail she crams into every page. For example, in this book the sidebar of every left-hand page shows how the boy, Nicki, accidentally dislodges the next animal to go visit his mitten, and on the right-hand page the sidebar shows that animal running towards the mitten.
Unfortunately, I'm not certain that the level of detail Brett goes into is particularly well-suited for board books. The text is simple enough for a very young child to sit through and understand, but all the same, you might be better off waiting until they're old enough for a real copy of this book. (Especially if a previous commenter is correct and this version is abridged from the original!)
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4: The Mitten
We love this story. And the illustrations are great as always.
My older kids still love this story.
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5: The Mitten
This is a wonderful book, the story will delight all ages.
It's a story of a grandmother knitting a pair of white mittens. One is lost and then the fun begins and so does the story.
A very good read..
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