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The Mitten, based on a Ukrainian folktale, is a perfect story to share with children in winter. Both the illustrations, based on traditional Ukrainian culture, and the layouts feel unusual – it is as if the story is being told through a picture frame on a cottage wall.
In the story, Nicki’s grandmother finally agrees to knit him a pair of white mittens, but warns that if he loses them, he will not be able to see them in the snow. When out playing, Nicki loses a mitten, which soon becomes home to a mole, a hedgehog, an owl, a bear… and with each arrival the mitten becomes larger and larger.
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