

Discuss some or all of these, match the vocabulary to pages in the story, or play bingo with these fun words. Here are some simple vocabulary words from the story for younger readers. Wool, grandmother, mole, burrowed, cozy, kickers, jostled, hedgehog, prickles, commotion, grumbled, glinty, talons, badger, diggers, waft, steam, investigate, drowsy, lumbered, plumped, argue, swelled, stretched, bulged, acorn, wriggled, tickled, force, scattered, silouetted.

Check out this YouTube Video where Jan Brett reads the story herself!įrom simple animals to higher level phonesthemes, the abundance of rich vocabulary will challenge most early readers. This beloved story delights young readers with its tale of a lost mitten, animals seeking warmth, and a giant bear sneeze! Jan Brett's stunning illustrations of adorable animals and amusing expressions expand this folktale to present a wealth of literacy concepts for emerging readers.Ĭhildren commonly request this book to be read again and again. Veterans In Our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein.The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle.The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders and Daniela Volpari.There Was An Old Lady Who Wasnt Afraid Of Anything by Linda Williams.There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro.


