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What can you do with just one
mitten?
Use your imagination!
This bright, playful book celebrates a child's joyful discoveries
of the many things she can do with a single mitten.
Once again, the creators of Book! show that even the
simplest things can be a springboard to creativity and reveal the fun
that's hidden in ordinary things.
"Who knew a mitten could be so much
fun?" Booklist |
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by Kristine O'Connell George
Illustrated by Maggie Smith
Clarion Books |
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Click around to learn more about ONE
MITTEN and discover teaching resources for the book.
Art copyright © 2004
by Maggie Smith
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About Writing ONE
MITTEN
The idea for One Mitten arrived one New Year’s Day
while I was shivering on a street corner, watching the Rose
Parade in Pasadena, California. Even though this was “sunny
California,” it was really cold, and we were bundled up in coats and hats.
While I was ooohing and aaahing over the floats, I
saw a toddler pick up a mitten someone had dropped. To this Southern California kid, the mitten was clearly a
puzzling novelty: What was it? What did it do? That's when I started thinking of
all the things one could do with a single mitten. When I got home, I
wrote the first (of many!) drafts for ONE MITTEN.
Maggie Smith and I hope you enjoy ONE MITTEN. We invite readers
of all ages to think of their own unique uses for a single
mitten!
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Reviews
ONE MITTEN
"Who knew a mitten could be so much fun? ... Good for
story hours, this shows how much enjoyment can be derived from a
very simple item." Booklist
"Using playful and engaging rhymes, a girl shows readers the
many different things that she can do with one mitten...Done in
acrylic gouache, Smith's distinctive illustrations are filled with
warm colors and eye-catching patterns. Pair this tale with Jan
Brett's The Mitten (Putnam, 1989), Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day
(Viking, 1962), and Janet Stoeke's A Hat for Minerva Louise (Dutton,
1994) for storytime or laptime winter fun. School Library Journal
"A charming ode to imagination." Newsday
Sesame Street "Big Bird" Bookmark
"George's award-winning genius with poetry underlines this spare
text that explores the creative possibilities of what can be done
with just one mitten." The Yellow Brick Road
"[A] bright book that is sure to spark
imaginations." Boston Herald
""One Mitten" [explores] the sunny side of coming up one mitten
short...a thoroughly enjoyable read." The Capital Times
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ONE MITTEN
by Kristine O'Connell George
Illustrated by Maggie Smith
CLARION BOOKS A Houghton Mifflin Imprint; 2004
Ages 3 to 7 ISBN 0618117563 |
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