A Mommy's Adventures: Having Fun Learning
By Michelle
Juliette joined in on our stART project this week. She loved the glue!! IMG_7283 During Art Group, Juliette had fun playing with her friends. Our Favorite Books from this week: Snail Trail ~ Jo Saxton. The Mitten ~ Jan Brett ...
A Mommy's Adventures - http://www.amommysadventures.com/

FAMILIAS: Our Favorite Children's Books
By Pneumatikos
Here are our favorites, selected on the basis of our values and our children's enjoyment of them: Story books: Good Night Moon Peter Rabbit The Mitten, Jan Brett Noah's Ark, Jan Brett Gingerbread Friends, Jan Brett Children's Bibles: ...
FAMILIAS - http://hotresources.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Burnett's Class
By Maggie Burnett
by Jan Brett. We read the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. We acted the book out to help us retell the story. Mystery Reader. Ryan's Grandmother came to read to us! Partner Reading. We are learning how to be good reading partners! ...
Mrs. Burnett's Class - http://burnettkclass.blogspot.com/

Author study
By mrsmiliano
Miss Kimball's second graders continue their Jan Brett author study. Mrs. Miliano shared Brett's The First Dog when the class visited the library on Tuesday. Afterwards, the students solved some animal anagrams from Jan Brett's website ...
Learning in the Library - http://mrsmiliano.edublogs.org/

Library to hold special story time
NorthJersey.com
Join her as she makes Jan Brett's beloved story, "The Mitten," come alive with games, sing-a-longs, and more. Maywood ? The Maywood Public Library presents ...

Every School Every Thursday - Des Moines South
DesMoinesRegister.com
Mo Young's first-grade students acted out the story "The Mitten" by Jan Brett, with stuffed animals for props, with Bonny Bartelt. Bartelt reads monthly to ...

Things to do in Sussex County, NJ: Winter Festival offers indoor ...
Dailyrecord.com
At 1 pm, children are invited to gather for a reading of ""The Mitten Tree'' by Candace Christiansen and ""The Mitten'' by Jan Brett, followed by a craft ...

Molly's Sketchbook: The Easter Egg, Jan Brett - 9780399252389
By Molly
The Easter Egg, Jan Brett - 9780399252389. Posted by Molly at 3:16 PM. 0 comments: Post a Comment ? Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blog Archive. ▼ 2011 (1). ▼ January (1). ▼ Jan 26 (1) ...
Molly's Sketchbook - http://mollysketchbook.blogspot.com/

The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett is a retelling of the classic tale of Goldilocks and the three bears, set in the great white North. Brett is an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which is why our third book this week is another of ...
No, They're Not Twins - http://nottwins.wordpress.com/

Penning about Pen: Call Daddy
By Derek
... But Not The Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton; Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin; Doggies by Sandra Boynton; Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert; Gallop! by Rufus Butler Seder; Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett; Global Babies ...
Penning about Pen - http://penelopeguist.blogspot.com/

Kingsley Neighbors: Wysox Head Start children's art projects add ...
Elmira Star-Gazette
Instead, they stayed inside and listened to one of their teachers read the story "The Hat," by Jan Brett and then created art projects, wrote Jill Wood, ...

MommaReads ? Blog Archive ? The Mitten by Jan Brett
By Nina
This is one of my favorite Jan Brett stories. Nicki's grandma makes him some mittens and he promptly loses one of them in the snow. A mole finds it though and thinks it's nice and warm and just his size, so he scoots on in to make it ...
MommaReads - http://www.mommareads.net/

Cyrus Scoop
Morris Sun Tribune
We are reading the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. We have been looking at the sequence of the story, making predictions and retelling the story by acting it ...

Community News Briefs
Evening Observer
Children ages 3-5 are encouraged to join in for stories and activities based on the beloved book "The Mitten" (by Jan Brett). Space is limited. ...

Tara Lestarjette: When hedgehogs look like chickens
Huntsville Item
She has a winter unit in which she reads Jan Brett's ?The Mitten? during story time. The book is a cute tale about a hedgehog and other animals. ...

The Mitten by Jan Brett? | Where Can I Buy A book
By admin
Visit Jan Brett's website at http://www.janbrett.com/index.html for all kindss of ideas. (Huge website.) I especially liked this page, http://www.janbrett.com/ put_the_animals_in_the_mitten.htm because you could do the activity she ...

Where Can I Buy A book - http://wherecanibuyabook.com/

Papertrails Family Book Blog: Video interview with Jan Brett ...
By Papertrails Family
29, 1832; Hans Christian Andersen - April 12, 1805; Lyman Frank Baum - May 15, 1856; Judy Blume - February 12, 1938; Jan Brett - Dec. 1, 1949; Margaret Wise Brown - May 23, 1910; Betsy Bryars - Aug. 7, 1928; Pearl S. Buck - June 26, ...
Papertrails Family Book Blog - http://www.papertrailsfamily.com/

At Work: Five Day Update, Week of January 18-21 and 24-28
By Marion Chenault
The 5-Day classes have been busy talking about Winter, snowmen, and have just begun a study of Jan Brett's popular story The Mitten. Your children are busy exploring in each room - Here are a few highlights: We have been...
At Work - http://ststephenspreschool.typepad.com/at_work/

HMH Books Dispatches Send-a-Story Line
Publishers Weekly
On that list are Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett; Clement Clarke Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith; ...

Library Briefs, February | dotCANTON.com
By dotCanton
This year's theme: ?Snuggle Up with a Good Book,? starring Jan Brett's popular character ?Hedgie the Hedgehog.? ?Drop-in Story Times with Yoga? are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on each of the four Tuesdays in February. ...
dotCANTON.com - http://dotcanton.com/

The Original Warrior Librarian: Win an author visit?
By Amanda Credaro
Which I guess would mean that Jan Brett may have found herself in Head Office reading her Hedgehog stories to folk in suits and/or "up" hairstyles, complete with note takers, observers, members of the press, and a disgruntled Teacher ...
The Original Warrior Librarian - http://theoriginalwarriorlibrarian.blogspot.com/

Mommy's Little Helper: The Mitten by Jan Brett
By Heather J.
Each item is pulled out one at a time and decide if we should wear it in the winter or not. Have the children put on the items to be worn in the winter time. Read ?The Mitten? by Jan Brett (Use the animals and mitten) ...
Mommy's Little Helper - http://mommylittlehelper.blogspot.com/

MommaReads ? Blog Archive ? Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
By Nina
Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett. January 19, 2011 - 6:50 pm No Comments. Annie's cat is acting strangely?eating more, sleeping more and hiding in strange places and then one day she is gone. Annie is lonely and decides to leave ...
MommaReads - http://www.mommareads.net/

rockstar diaries: children's books.
By naomi megan.
I love Town Mouse, Country Mouse, and basically anything else by Jan Brett. Not only are they amazing stories, but the artistry is gorgeous. p.s. I've been reading your blog for a while and just went back looking through old entries. ...
rockstar diaries - http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/

Read Roger: Win Jan Brett
By Roger Sutton
I have it on good authority that when Jan Brett was asked how she paints the incredibly intricate borders of her popular picture books she replied, "an inch an hour." But you can ask her yourself by entering (and, duh, winning) her ...
Read Roger - http://readroger.hbook.com/

My Four Girls: The Mitten by Jan Brett
By heavenly bliss
We love "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. So we got it out of the library again! This time I made a mitten (well printed it and cut it out) and animals for Emmy to play out the story with. Here she is with her snow white mitten. ...
My Four Girls - http://jennyandbradplus3.blogspot.com/

Outfits - Preschool theme for winter wear.?
By Admin
The Mitten ? Jan Brett The Hat ? both by Jan Brett Froggy Gets Dressed ? Jonathan London The Jacket I Wear in the Snow ? Shirley Neitzel Thomas' Snowsuit ? Robert Munsch Snowballs ? Lois Ehlert Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens by Louise ...
Outfits - http://outfits.yamnul.com/

The 3 Little Dassies ? Book Lover's Blog
By t4plus3
The 3 Little Dassies by Jan Brett, a retelling of The Three Little Pigs, features three dassie sisters (cute little squirrel-like rodents) dressed fetchingly in the traditional garb of the Herero women of Namibia, the setting for this ...
Book Lover's Blog - http://gplbooklovers.wordpress.com/

Become a SUCCESS SPRINTER (or DANCER) and join Mrs.Terrigno's ...
By Mrs. Norma Terrigno (Zapata)
AMERICAN AUTHOR JAN BRETT HAS ENCHANTED AUDIENCES YOUNG AND OLD FOR MANY YEARS. HER ILLUSTRATIONS ARE METICULOUS AS WELL AS COLORFUL. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF HER GREAT TALES... THE GINGERBREAD BABY THE THREE SNOWBEARS THE MITTEN ...
Become a SUCCESS SPRINTER (or... - http://successsprinters.blogspot.com/

Lastest Jan Brett News | Where Can I Buy A book
By admin
Lastest Jan Brett News. Brett Reese, Greeley School Board Member, Blasts MLK Day Wһаt's Yουr Reaction? GREELEY, Colo. ? A loccal school board member аחԁ radio station owner һаѕ come under fire fοr airing аח editorial denouncing tһе ...
Where Can I Buy A book - http://wherecanibuyabook.com/

The Week of our First Snow Day! « Mrs. Ellis' Class
By ellisk
The children made thoughtful comparison's to The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt , The Mitten by Jan Brett, and The Hat by Jan Brett. We have been working on using Venn diagrams (a.k.a. Double Bubbles) to make comparisons. ...
Mrs. Ellis' Class - http://ellisk.wordpress.com/

cypress space: Wintry book basket...
By cypress
She attracts all kinds of hungry creatures, none of which are quite the right fit, and then runs out of corn. Luckily, the seasons begin to turn and nature puts everything right again. Lots and lots to look at in Jan Brett's gorgeous ...
cypress space - http://bobbinsandbrambles.blogspot.com/

2nd Grade Rocks at Rosemont: Author Study: Jan Brett
By Miss Moore
Author Study: Jan Brett. We are doing a study on the famous author and illustrator, Jan Brett. Remember to visit Jan Brett's website for lots of neat activities! http://www.janbrett.com/. To learn more about hedgehogs (Jan Brett's ...
2nd Grade Rocks at Rosemont - http://2ndgraderocksatres.blogspot.com/

What I love about thrift stores...
By Chelsea Ellingson
I love Jan Brett- I also got the Gingerbread Baby by her as well while on one of these trips, The Lost Mitten was probably one of my favorite books when I was a kid, but when I came home and opened up the Owl and the Pussycat, ...
C. Ellingson and Co. - http://cellingson.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Marshman's Kindergarten News: Happy Snow:(
By Mrs. Marshman
We made text to self connections to the book "The Mitten" by Jan Brett and " Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". We also made text to text connections with the books "The Hat" and "The Mitten" both by Jan Brett. ...
Mrs. Marshman's Kindergarten News - http://kindergartenmarshman.blogspot.com/

Nice Jan Brett photos | Where Can I Buy A book
By admin
Jan Brett Image bу Dr. Akomodi Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Ron Paul, R -Texas, rіɡһt, wіtһ granddaughters Linda Paul, left, аחԁ Laura Paul, center, speaks tο supporters іח Columbia, S.C., following tһе conclusion οf tһе ...
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MommaReads » Blog Archive » The Umbrella by Jan Brett
By Nina
One of my Sunday school students must be studying the rainforest at school because he was telling me ALL about this book today and since we are in the middle of our Jan Brett author study I knew exactly which book he was talking about. ...
MommaReads - http://www.mommareads.net/

A Basket Full of Polar Bears
By Michelle
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett. In her wonderful retelling fashion of old tales Jan Brett brings us a fun winter twist on the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Beautiful realistic drawings accompany the text. ...
A-Tisket A-Tasket - http://a-tisket-a-tasket-books.blogspot.com/

Ms. Shoup's Class: Jan Brett
By Ms. Shoup
Jan Brett. After reading many Jan Brett books, our class made a graph to record the favorite book of each student. Ask your child which book had the most votes :). Posted by Ms. Shoup at 6:17 PM ...
Ms. Shoup's Class - http://msshoupsclass.blogspot.com/

B is for Books: Children's Book Review » Blog Archive » The Mitten
By Thao Lam
Based on a Ukrainian story, The Mitten was written and illustrated by Jan Brett. Nicki wanted his grandma Baba to knit him a pair of snow-white mittens. Warning her grandson that white mittens would be hard to find if he should lose ...
B is for Books: Children's Book Review - http://bisforbooks.ca/

Stunning illustrations fill Jan Brett's stories
Gary Post Tribune
Author Jan Brett brings us a brand new delightful look at Easter in "The Easter Egg." Brett's breathtaking illustrations are in a class by themselves. ...

Chalk Talk: A Kindergarten Blog: The Hat by Jan Brett
By Mrs. Larremore and her husband Mr. Larremore
This week, we read the book The Hat by Jan Brett. We created a story map to show the setting, the characters, the events, and the problem in the story. Then we made hedgehogs with hats on their head. The hedgehogs were made from a TLC ...
Chalk Talk: A Kindergarten Blog - http://larremoreteachertips.blogspot.com/

miller moments: Volcano Experiment
By Miller Moments
Valentines Day Clifford's First Valentine's Day by Norman Bridwell Franklin's Valentine's by Paulette Bourgeois The Day it Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting & Jan Brett ...
miller moments - http://moremillers.blogspot.com/

The Magic School House: WR19 - Day 90 the midpoint
By Karen
10:30 LB worked on ordinal numbers while signing The Twelve Days of Christmas from book by Jan Brett. 10:30 - 11:45 CC Rosetta Stone French . LB fed chickens and dogs, jumped on trampoline, played with stuffed animals ...
The Magic School House - http://themagicschoolhouse.blogspot.com/

Ms. Davis' Kindergarten Classroom: Jan Brett Author Study
By Ms. Davis
During the last half of January and the first half of February, our class is learning about Jan Brett. She is a children's author andillustrator who writes and illustrates the most amazing books. On Thursday, we read one of her books, ...
Ms. Davis' Kindergarten Classroom - http://www.msdaviskindergarten.com/

Kindergarten ? Smart
By mrslasley
Our spotlight now shines on Jan Brett. This author/illustrator shares a variety of stories with beautiful illustrations. Our class will be working on a project centering around the book "The Mitten". Our school library has several Jan ...
Kindergarten - http://nettlakeschool.com/mrslasley/

Mrs. Schmelzer's First Grade Class: The Mitten and The Hat
By Mrs. Schmelzer
We love stories by Jan Brett and we love her peek a book pictures! After reading several different versions of The Mitten we compared and contrasted each of the stories. We then added in Jan Brett's The Hat and compared it with her ...
Mrs. Schmelzer's First Grade Class - http://mrsschmelzer.blogspot.com/

Just The Two Of Us...A New Adventure: First Snow!
By LA
Jan Brett. She is my favorite children's author. When we teach our winter unit at school, I fill it up with Jan Brett books...The Mitten, The Hat, Annie and the Wild Animals, The Three Snow Bears. So many of her wonderful books are ...
Just The Two Of Us...A New Adventure - http://arftfamily.blogspot.com/

YOUNG CLOVERS: Gingerbread Houses: Colorado, USA
By Rawya Shatila
They also read several gingerbread man stories, including all the great ones from Jan Brett. The gingerbread houses were their wrap up activity. Dear friends , we're sure you had so much fun constructining and designing your own ...
YOUNG CLOVERS - http://youngclovers.blogspot.com/

Gingerbread Day
By Katie
A few years ago, when I was first discerning the call to homeschooling, I had a "Gingerbread Day" with my boys. We read Jan Brett's awesome books ("Gingerbread Baby" and "Gingerbread Friends") and made gingerbread and did some crafts. ...
Being Mirrors - http://beingmirrors.blogspot.com/

Top 3 Books
Allentown Morning Call
By Jan Brett (Putnam, $17.99) In a beautifully illustrated African version of The 3 Little Pigs, Mimbi, Pimbi, and Timbi cross a desert to build their new ...

Glenwood Mothers of Preschoolers: Mommy & Me Monday: Book Activity ...
By Glenwood MOPS
The Mitten by Jan Brett is one of my all-time favorite books to read with children in the winter. For this project my boys and I made patchwork, laced mittens and also made some animals to place in the mittens to act out the story. ...
Glenwood Mothers of Preschoolers - http://glenwoodiamops.blogspot.com/

miller moments: A Little More Holiday Fun....
By Miller Moments
The Mitten by Jan Brett When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan Davy and the Snow by Lilian Moore That's What I Like About Winter by Vivian Gouled The Hat by Jan Brett The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee ...
miller moments - http://moremillers.blogspot.com/

Download a Free Audiobook Version of ?The Three Snow Bears ...
By ACN Staff
The book, published by Penguin Group USA and Audible and written by Jan Brett, has also made Audible.com's Top 2000 Best Sellers List for the month of November .. The audiobook version of The Three Snow Bears (Unabridged), ...
American Consumer News - http://www.americanconsumernews.com/

Selected family activities in Utah
Deseret News
3, 7 pm Barnes and Noble, 10180 S. State, will host a Jan Brett storytime, Jan. 8, 11 am Day-Riverside Library, 1575 W. 1000 North, will host a puppet ...

Deseret News

ObSEUSSed: The Mitten, author Jan Brett to visit School, Facebook ...
By Victoria ObSEUSSed
Chances are you've probably read one of Jan Brett's children's books. She has authored/illustrated over 30 books with 36 Million books in print. I am amazed by Brett's beautiful illustrations and appreciate her kindness to share her ...
ObSEUSSed - http://www.obseussed.com/

Alhambra Lounge: THIS WEEKEND @ ALHAMBRA
By WORD.
THURSDAY 7TH JAN: LAMBDA △ OFFICIAL SUNSET SOUNDS AFTERPARTY △ Love Connection /Tiger Beams FRIDAY 8TH JAN: SLYNK W/ CHARLIE HUSTLE & LL COOL JAMES SATURDAY 9TH JAN: BRETT J W/ AYDOS + ZACH SALAR & EL NINO (live) ...
Alhambra Lounge - http://alhambralounge.blogspot.com/

Penning about Pen: Christmas Season
By Emily
... But Not The Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton; Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin; Doggies by Sandra Boynton; Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert; Gallop! by Rufus Butler Seder; Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett; Global Babies ...
Penning about Pen - http://penelopeguist.blogspot.com/

Great Children's Books About Winter
By [email protected] (a Tonggu Momma)
The Hat by Jan Brett. Jan Brett is famous for her many winter-themed picture books. Everyone seems to know The Mitten, so I thought I'd highlight one of my other Brett favorites. The story begins when Lisa's red and white woolen ...
Our Little Tongginator - http://ourlittletongginator.blogspot.com/

Miss Kristin's Class: Jan Brett Author Study
By Kristin
First grade is presently engaged in an author study of Jan Brett. The first book we are sharing is The Mitten. We are discussing and creating good questions about the story, a practice that all good readers share. ...
Miss Kristin's Class - http://graysecondgrade.blogspot.com/

Event picks for kids this week
Boston Globe
978-283-0455, www.capeannmuseum.org STORYTIME AND CRAFT What's your favorite Jan Brett book? We like "The First Dog." At Saturday's kids event, ...
Boston Globe

New York's loss is Madison's Victory
Madison.com
... an old-fashioned newsprint library stick, ?American Music? by Annie Leibovitz, the American Heritage Dictionary, as well as ?The Mitten? by Jan Brett. ...

The Petit Bookshelf: The Mitten by Jan Brett
By Mrs. B.
I've sung the praises of Jan Brett before and I will not stop singing any time soon. She is a master at her art and I have a lot of respect for her because she shares many of her illustrations in the form of coloring pages at her ...
The Petit Bookshelf - http://petitbookshelf.blogspot.com/

winter eyes
By Heidi Mordhorst
To the kindergarteners, who are as a whole a snappy group, I could offer "Winter Tracks," about the same meadow mouse that figures in The Mitten, or "Winter Burrows," which would echo yesterday's discussion about how Jan Brett eschews ...
my juicy little universe - http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/

A loaf with a story: Jan Brett's Crunchy Whole Grain Bread ...
By KingArthurFlour.com
Jan Brett, a wonderful writer and incredible artist, has been delighting families with her internationally famous books for years. Featuring magical tales of children and animals, and intricate, beautifully painted pictures, ...
Atlanta Diner - http://atlantadiner.net/

Library is the place to be this month
West Milford Messenger
15 at 10:30 am Children of all ages are invited to listen to The Mitten, a Ukrainian folktale adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett, and then make a ...

Postcards From Holland: Holding My Breath
By heidi
Some Favorite Children's Authors. Beverly Cleary; C.S. Lewis; E.B. White; Eleanor Estes; Jan Brett; Max Lucado; Russell Hoban. Some Favorite Children's Books. Owls in the Family - Farley Mowat; Homer Price - Robert McCloskey ...
Postcards From Holland - http://postcardsfromholland.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Davison's Kindergarten: Gmail In Kindergarten!
By Davison Kindergarten
I am starting this a little earlier this year as we are in the middle of a Jan Brett author study and on her website she has a place where children can design and send their own postcard! So..... the children need an email account to do ...
Mrs. Davison's Kindergarten - http://davisonkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Book Review: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
By Mystee
Summary from GoodReads: With over 600000 copies sold, Jan Brett's New York Times bestselling edition of Clement Moore's classic Christmas poem celebrates its tenth anniversary with a note from Jan and an exquisitely redesigned jacket ...
A Moment With Mystee - http://amomentwithmystee.blogspot.com/

Ypulse Jobs: Intern Sushi, Penguin Young Readers Group & More | Ypulse
By meredith
Penguin publishes such leading and award-winning authors as: Sarah Dessen, Richelle Mead, John Green, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola, Jan Brett, Judy Schachner, Anthony Horowitz, Mike Lupica, John Flanagan, John Grisham, Greg Mortenson, ...
Ypulse - http://www.ypulse.com/

Creative Crabs Two: Jan Brett Week!
By Susan
Jan Brett Week! Dear Friends,. We read two books this week by author Jan Brett, The Hat (pictures below) and The Mitten (pictures coming). The children were really engaged in both stories. After reading them we charted our favorite ...
Creative Crabs Two - http://creativecrabstwo.blogspot.com/

Room 131 News ? Jan Brett Author Study
By Marcia
In December, we read numerous books by local author Jan Brett. We looked for common features among her books. We noticed her beautiful borders that helped tell the story. We found that most of her characters are animals. ...
Room 131 News - http://mhall.wordpress.bedford.k12.ma.us/
Fun With Jan Brett!

By Mrs. Schmelzer
This week we will enjoy several more stories by Jan Brett. The kids love her ? peek a boo? pictures. Here is a website you can go to and enjoy a lot of activities from the stories written by Jan Brett. Click on the picture to go to Jan ...
Mrs. Schmelzer's First Grade Class - http://mrsschmelzer.blogspot.com/
Fusenews: As one does ? A Fuse #8 Production

By Elizabeth Bird
For example, y'all have a chance to have Jan Brett visit your school or library. Best of all, you don't have to work for that school or library to apply for this . Basically if you ?Like? Jan Brett on Facebook before April 2nd you're in ...
A Fuse #8 Production - http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/
Jan 10-Jan 14th
By marjan

The Mitten at WMTL
NorthJersey.com
15 at 10:30 am where there will be a reading of The Mitten, a Ukrainian folktale adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett, as well as a take-home craft. ...

Nature closer than kids think
Port Huron Times Herald
Thursday's program, "Woodland Wonders," centered on the book "The Mitten" by Jan Brett, which tells of a little boy who loses his mitten and the eight ...

Snow day of fun
Examiner.com
Some activities the twins did include: reading the book The Mitten, by Jan Brett. We read the book, talked about it, and then we created our own mittens. ...

Mittens ? Chapter Two ? One Sunflower
By onesunflower
I used Jan Brett's book first, introducing Nikki and noticing how Nikki requested mittens from his Baba the same way I had from my mom. Of course she had a basket of yarn just like the picture I drew of my mom. ...
One Sunflower - http://onesunflower.wordpress.com/

Every School Every Thursday - Des Moines West
DesMoinesRegister.com
Preschoolers listened to one of their favorite stories, "The Mitten," by Jan Brett. Then they were introduced to real animals, native to Iowa, ...
Snuggle up with winter storybooks

NorthJersey.com
First published in 1989, "The Mitten" by Jan Brett brings a Ukrainian folktale to life with a few twists, and a 20th anniversary edition brings its ...

NorthJersey.com
Winterfest offers free, family-friendly day

Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Doty will be reading the ?The Mitten? by children's author Jan Brett at 2 pm Phil Nielsen of Waterman will also be providing horse-drawn wagon rides from 11 ...

Blah, Blah, Blog!: The Mitten by: Jan Brett
By Blah, Blah, Blog!
The Mitten by: Jan Brett. Please describe the main character in the story, The Mitten by: Jan Brett. Please use examples from the text to describe how Nikki feels, and how his character changes during the story. Posted by Blah, Blah, ...
Blah, Blah, Blog! - http://blahblogger.blogspot.com/

Picture Book Thursday: Winter Fun
By Holly
Set in beautiful landscapes all inspired by Jan Brett's hometown in the Berkshires or on her many travels including Switzerland and Scandinavian countries. Source disclosure: These books were sent to me by The Penguin Group as review ...
On My Bookshelf... - http://hollybooknotes.blogspot.com/

MommaReads ? Blog Archive ? The Hat by Jan Brett
By Nina
The Hat by Jan Brett. January 12, 2011 - 8:15 pm No Comments. A little girl loses a mitten to a hedgehog who gets his nose stuck in it so that it looks like he is wearing a hat. The mother hen sees him and laughingly asks him what is on ...
MommaReads - http://www.mommareads.net/

best spanish: The Umbrella
By admin
A walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest provides a wonderfully lush setting for Jan Brett's beloved animal illustrations. When Carlos drops his umbrella to climb a tree for a better view of the animals, they all cram into the ...
best spanish - http://bestspanish.n2anew.com/

Books 4 Learning: Picture Books: The Three Little Dassies by Jan Bret
By Books for Learning
Lovers of Jan Brett's intricate illustrations and delightful stories will not be disappointed with her latest book. The creatures are adorable and endearing. The African cultural elements make the story unique while the popular plotline ...
Books 4 Learning - http://books4learning.blogspot.com/

The Mitten ? Mrs Iqbal's Incredible Class!
By miqbal
It has been told beautifully in Jan Brett's version. Our class really enjoys listening to the story. Today, as we read the story again I asked the children to think which parts of the story could really happen and which were fiction. ...
Mrs Iqbal's Incredible Class! - http://teachers.saschina.org/miqbal/

Jan. 12-14
By Mrs. Skognes
This week we will be making snowman art projects and reading Jan Brett's book, ? The Mitten?. We will also learn about Martin Luther King, Jr., in honor of his birthday next Monday and students will write and ...
Mrs. Skognes' Kindergarten - http://mrsskognes.blogspot.com/

Two Rivers update
Herald Times Reporter
... hold its fifth annual Mitten Magic for children from 10 to 11:30 am Jan. ... a pinecone bird feeder and hear a story called "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. ...
A Snow Day Survival Guide for Parents

Patch
Baker also suggests author Jan Brett's Web site as another source of fun. It contains color pages, activity ideas and numerous projects. ...

Warm up to a good read with Longview library's children's programs
Longview Daily News
One by one, winter forest animals squeeze into a mitten in Jan Brett's retelling of a Ukrainian folktale. "Make Room for Reading" brings this cozy theme to ...

Daily Journal Jan 11 ? Preeti's Kindergarten Pages
By phapper
We have been reading the Jan Brett version, which has beautiful and detailed illustrations. Here's a link to a book review on Carol Hurst's Children's Literature site. Here is a link to author and illustrator Jan Brett's website where ...
Preeti's Kindergarten Pages - http://teachers.saschina.org/phapper/

Miss Nancy's News ? Blog Archive ? Miss Nancy's News Week of Jan ...
By Nancy Stearns
(Setting; Characters; Problem & Resolution); We read Jan Brett's story, The Mitten, and made an edible mitten filled with snow and animals. (Pita Bread, Marshmallow Spread, Animal Crackers); We made a web of words relating to ?winter ? ...
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Winter in our classroom
By Melissa Bonner
:)During our Winter unit, one of the authors/illustrators that I absolutely LOVE to use is Jan Brett! Her website, http://www.janbrett.com/, is a great resource to teachers and parents! I have used this website for many different things ...
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Mrs. Rathbun's Ramblings
By Kathy Rathbun
This week along with snow we will focus on author/illustrator Jan Brett. Her website is listed here on our blog. We will act out one of her most famous books , The Mitten, and read as many others as time allows. ...
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Literature Guide for Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Jan ...
By jeremieandsarah
Literature Guide for Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Jan Brett (Page 2) ? TeacherVision.com. January 11, 2011 by jeremieandsarah ? Literature Guide for Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Jan Brett (Page 2) ...
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