Story and Craft Kits: The Mitten

Join us for a special program just for preschool and early elementary families! You'll receive a FREE copy of that month's picture book along with a simple craft kit to complete together after reading.

This month we will read The Mitten by Jan Brett

"When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing.

One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax.

As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see Nicki in the borders of each page, walking through the woods unaware of what is going on.

In her distinctive style, Jan Brett brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the Ukrainian tradition from which the story comes.

Jan Brett is also the creator of such wintery classics as The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Three Snowy Bears, The Animal’s Santa, and The Night Before Christmas."

Books and craft kits will be available while supplies last, so please sign up as soon as possible!

Please register only once per family.

Kits will be available to pick up at your library branch starting December 18. Registered kits not picked up by January 5 will be offered to patrons on the waitlist.