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The mitten : a Ukrainian folktale

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A Ukrainian boy named Nicki wants his grandmother Baba to knit snow-white mittens for him. She warns her grandson that a white mitten will be hard to find if he loses it in the snow, but of course he promptly does just that! What happens next is the surprising part, as a mole takes refuge in the lost mitten, then a rabbit, then a hedgehog, an owl, a badger, and a fox. If you think the mitten might be a wee bit stretched out at this point, just wait: "Then a big bear sniffed at the mitten. The animals were packed in tight, but the bear didn't care. He crawled in anyway." When a tiny mouse squeezes in, her whiskers tickle the bear's nose. He sneezes, and "Aaaaa-aaaaa-ca-chew!" all the animals fly out of their crocheted cave. As the mitten sails through the air, Nicki spots it, reclaims it, and takes it home to show his smiling Baba.

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Availability

02481

F71

Picture Book

Available

Detail Information

Series Title

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Call Number

F71

Publisher

New York, USA : Scholastic Inc., 1989

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0590440152

Classification

NONE

Content Type

text

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Children's literature
Animals
Children's stories
Boys
Folklore
Picture books
Mittens

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