The Mitten String
Illustrator
Kristina Swarner
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780385371186
Pages
32 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ruthie Tober's family is known for the beautiful, warm mittens they knit so when she and her mother meet a deaf woman and her baby and give them shelter, Ruthie decides to design very special mittens for them.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
AD880L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical Disability; deaf
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2015, Notable Book, Younger Reader
Keywords
yarn; knitting; mittens; Jews; people with disabilities
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rosner, Jennifer, "The Mitten String" (2014). Diverse Families. 2061.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2061