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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/19/13

The Mitten

Title: The Mitten
Author: Jim Aylesworth
Illustrator: Barbara McClintock
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: 2009
Genre: Fiction
Reading Level: Kindergarten
Brief Overview: A little boy loses his mitten in the snow and a squirrel decides it's the perfect place for a home. Other animals decide they want to make it their home too so they squeeze in together. Soon the mitten is full of animals, big and small. The mitten becomes so full that it bursts. The little boy finds his mitten in pieces and has no idea what happened.
Integrated Idea: Have the students color a mitten and give them cut outs of all of the animals in the story. Students will cut out each animal and glue them onto the mitten.
Reviewer's Name and Affiliation: Shannon Haire, Valdosta State University
Labels: Animals, picture book
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