Review by Booklist Review
PreS-Gr. 1. Who knew a mitten could be so much fun? The sunny yellow mitten fits either hand, and the little girl who wears it makes shadow puppets. The mitten can be a hat for a wooden rooster or a bed for a tiny stuffed animal. It's also perfect for giving a sleepy cat a pat. But wait. What's the cat using as a pillow? The other mitten, of course. Now, the girl shows children all the things that can be done wearing two mittens. George's artwork mixes imagination with bounce. The two-page spreads offer an opportunity to extend the action, and George does this in a very effective way. For instance, the family dog, always in on the action, has room to roam across two pages. Ditto the girl's cute little brother, who appears on a spread divided into four strips. Good for story hours, this shows how much enjoyment can be derived from a very simple item. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2004 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Using playful and engaging rhymes, a girl shows readers the many different things that she can do with one mitten. After using it to wave a simple "hello" to her brother, she shines a flashlight on it to put on an intricate "shadow show...with shadow shapes/of a mitten whale/and a slow, slow/mitten snail." When she finds the missing mate underneath the cat, the child demonstrates just how much fun two mittens can be, both indoors and out. Done in acrylic gouache, Smith's distinctive illustrations are filled with warm colors and eye-catching patterns. They capture the activities of a busy family on a winter day and provide a backdrop filled with objects that will be familiar to young listeners. Pair this tale with Jan Brett's The Mitten (Putnam, 1989), Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day (Viking, 1962), and Janet Stoeke's A Hat for Minerva Louise (Dutton, 1994) for storytime or laptime winter fun.-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Horn Book Review
A young girl can find only one of her mittens, but she cleverly invents plenty of uses for it. ""One mitten is a hat / for a rooster+s head, / or a very small / mitten-bag bed."" When the lost mitten turns up, she finds ""lots of / two-mitten things"" to do as well. Cheerful illustrations with well-chosen details complement this sprightly rhyme. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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