Product Description

During a busy day in the snow, Annie loses one of her red mittens --her fifth lost mitten this winter! Where could it be? Is it by the snow fort? On the sledding hill? Did a mouse take it to use as a sleeping bag? Where did that adventurous mitten go? Imaginative Annie--and the reader!--will be happily surprised by the heart-warming answer to the delightful missing mitten mystery.

With entirely re-envisioned full-color artwork, this glorious new version of the beloved picture book The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten retains all the warmth and charm of the original.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #597453 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-25
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .39" h x 8.86" w x 11.33" l, .93 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Kellogg revisits the story told in his 1974 The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten, about a girl who imagines the most exciting locations for her lost mitten, this time with full-color illustrations. Ages 4-8.
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From Booklist
Ages 3-6. What a difference a new format makes! This "re-imagined" edition of the classic story, originally published as The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten in 1974, is now in an oversize format with color illustrations, and it seems like a delightful new offering. Annie has lost five mittens this winter, and she's in trouble. She and her dog, Oscar, set out to retrace her steps, through the deep, deep snow. As Annie and Oscar return to where they went sledding and built snow castles, the day's high jinks appear inset in boxes. They follow a bird, and the boxed action becomes Annie's imaginings: the bird has used her mitten for its nest; a mouse is using it for a sleeping bag. Annie wonders if it might be easier to grow new mittens; she thinks about planting her remaining mitten so she'll have a mitten tree next summer with enough mittens to give away on holidays. But when the sun comes out, and the snowman she has made begins melting, the mitten makes its appearance as a snowman's heart. Kellogg really outdoes himself with pictures that are filled with good cheer, warm spirits, and happy daydreams. He captures the way the light looks on a winter's day, and he also shows the way a room glows at Christmas when it's lit by candlelight. A book that's upbeat and touching by turns. Ilene Cooper
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