Sprucewood

Title:      The Mitten

Author:   Jan Brett

Topic:     Folklore, Mittens

Grade:    1-5

 

Comments:  First we shared with the students that Dec. 1st was Jan Brett's Birthday.  We then told them a little about Jan Brett and her life.  The story is a Ukrainian folktale about Nicki, a boy who loses his white mitten.  Several animals sleep snugly in his lost mitten until the bear sneezes and all of the animals are blown out.  The mitten is carried through the air and Nicki sees it and is able to retrieve it before arriving home.  The kids really enjoyed the story.  We talked about her artwork and how unique it is.

 

Title:      Snowmen At Night

Author:   Caralyn Buehner

Topic:     Snowmen

Grade:    All

 

Comments:  This is a fun story about a child's imagination about what snowmen do at night - such as drinking hot cocoa, having snowball fights, sledding and racing.  The pictures feature fat, happy snowpeople that are having a fun time in the snow.  The  kids thought it was pretty cool.