Recently, we came home from the library with The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg. What a find this book has proved to be! Blossom3 discovered it and we've enjoyed reading it over and over again. I'd say, "Heart-warming and amusing, all in one," but that might sound a little too cliché to be believable. Except it's true.
Originally, our Miss Nancy - Children's Librarian Extraordinaire - directed us to the works of Steven Kellogg. We've found the Pinkerton series, which follows the capers of a lovable Great Dane and his family, to be good fun. Then, Kellogg's book, Yankee Doodle, was on the display in our Children's Library for the 4th of July. We've borrowed it countless times because of its patriotism and humor. (Our apologies to the other patriotic library patrons. It is rarely available around the 4th and Memorial Day because of us.) Additionally, the Blossoms are part of a local book-a-month initiative and received Kellogg's work, The Invisible Moose in the mail. It's another read-time-and-again favorite (that includes a love story - awwwwww).
But, back to The Missing Mitten Mystery. We brought it home. Mommy fell in love with it right away. Daddy read it that evening and commented, "Hey, isn't this the Yankee Doodle guy?" The other Blossoms recognized Kellogg's trademark illustrations at once. And, we're hooked. No one has complained when Blossom3 wants this book read to her again and again. No matter who does the honors reading aloud, they appreciate that this work truly captures winter-time fun and the vivid imagination of a child. Take a trip to your Children's Library and check out the works of Steven Kellogg. Blossom3 thinks you'll be hooked too.
http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Mitten-Mystery-Steven-Kellogg/dp/0142301922/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392837835&sr=1-1&keywords=the+missing+mitten+mystery
Side Note for Age Range:
Blossom3 is 4 years old.
Blossom2 is 6 years old.
Blossom1 is 8 years old.
And we won't tell you how old Mommy and Daddy are.
Just go get the book.
