The Mitten

A beautiful hardcover in new condition. The boards are clean, and the unclipped dust jacket is bright and glossy. The pages are crisp and unopened in feels. This copy shows no sign of handling. Suitable as a gift or for a collection. The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale, adapted and illustrated by American author Jan Brett. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, woodland animals crawl in one by one, a mole, a rabbit, a badger and others, each larger than the last. Then comes a big brown bear, followed by a tiny mouse, and the sneeze that follows ends the story. The border panels on each spread show Nicki walking through the woods and hint at the next animal to arrive. The tale is Rukavychka, a traditional Ukrainian folk story with numerous variants.