01366    a2200217   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100001500057245001500072250001300087260001300100300003400113362000900147520084700156650001901003650002701022650002601049650002701075650001501102650003101117124730  a9780590440158  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aBrett, Jan10aThe mitten  a1st. ed.  aNew York  a32 p.c9 x 0.73 x 5.06 inches0 a1989  aA 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. 4aHelping Others 4aLost and found objects 4aChildren's Literature 4aMyths, Fables or Tales 4aFolk Tales 4aHuman and Animal Relations