So, I thank the Children's Books group for motivating me to read both of these books. I’m so grateful I’ve read these two version of the mitten story (I know that there are many more), especially since I never had interest in this tale. The boy at various forms of play, the animals including their faces, the grandmother, the mitten, the snowy landscape all are wonderful. The illustrations are terrific, as I’d expected they would be. The tone of the story is wonderful and the way it has with words makes for an excellent read aloud. The ending of this one deviates somewhat from Brett’s version, but I was surprised at how similarly the stories were told in each of these tellings. It’s sweet, funny, and has an unexpected and particularly humorous ending, and what it shows about a “tipping point” makes the story a lot of fun. I can understand why there are so many versions of this tale. I loved the Jan Brett version and I think I love this one even more. Over at the Children's Books group, the December theme for the Picture Books Club is winter, and the Jan Brett version of this folk tale is one of the selected books, but some members are reading other versions in addition to or instead of that one. I’m a huge fan of McClintock's illustrations and I have been wanting to read all of her books.
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