Follow Me, Mittens

Mittens

by Lola M. Schaefer, Susan Kathleen Hartung (Illustrator)

Mittens the kitten goes on a walk with his little boy, Nick. When Mittens gets distracted by a yellow butterfly, Mittens gets lost! New readers will enjoy this sweet story with a happy resolution. With fun read-aloud words, clear visual cues, and word repetition, Follow Me, Mittens is a great entry to reading for the very youngest readers. Mittens the kitten is friendly and curious and learning to explore his world. This My First I Can Read Book is perfect for shared reading with toddlers and very young children. Basic language and sweet illustrations make this book just right for the emergent reader.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Cats, Fiction, Animals, Storytime

25 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Lola M. Schaefer is an educator, writer, and gardener, and the author of many acclaimed books for children about math, art, science, technology, animals, and nature. She uses shovels, hoes, rakes, and scissors when she works in her garden. Lola M. Shaefer grew up in Indiana, and now lives in northern Georgia.

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have loved all of the Mittens stories!

[Arwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's amazing how expressive Mittens is in the illustrations, esp when she realizes she's lost. That one page wins the whole book for me. It a nice easy read that the 6 year old can read on her own.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great beginner reader for kids. Follow me, Mittens is comprehensive and does a good job of repetition for beginners.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mittens gets distracted and lost on a garden walk.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic I Can Read book. Cute illustrations.

[Alice]

very good 10/10

[Gabs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story 3
Illustrations 3

[Jeimy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mittens looks like my Giorgio, so I love him, but the story itself, which I was hoping to use for a story time at the library, was underwhelming.

[Darius Billings · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the yellow butterfly and that Mittens asked to go on a walk.

[Brighton Hulsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars bc I wanted it to be longer!

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one is a hit with all of my students!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this story a little boy's pet kitten, Mittens, is following him, but gets distracted and lost. Happy ending, sweet story and illustrations.
I used this book for the summer part of the 52BookClub 2023 reading challenge, prompt "Pick Your Road Trip Buddies: a pet."

[Alexandria · Rating 3 out of 5]

What could be cuter than a boy and his cat? Very little, as it turns out. This book has some very cute illustrations in a very classic style, and the sentences are easy for a small child to read as they begin to learn the skill. It's very short and boring when read out loud to a child, which is a bit of a drawback. But all in all it's a decent book for small children.

[Sandybear76]

Mittens is a curious little kitten, who follows a yellow butterfly as the butterfly flitters and flutters away from Mitten's kid. cute little kitten, great illustrations. It would make a good companion to the little puppy Biscuit.

[Emily Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my second Mittens in book, and I got to say this cute little kitten is a rival of the great puppy Biscuit. This is simple reading that still works well as a read-aloud with a interesting, simple plot for all cat lovers.

[Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this series because I like cats and kittens.

My favorite part was when Mittens got caught up with a butterfly and couldn't find his way back.

[Felicity The Magnificent · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kitten got lost. The butterfly flew away from the kitten. - Felicity

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a very cute story about a kitten who gets a little distracted and ends up getting lost! I thought it was a nice story, and very simple for young children to understand.

[Stacia Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect amount of repetition and easy to sound out words for the early reader.

[WSL Library]

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[Kay Heilman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of the collection of book in my first grade class.
Students enjoy books they can relate to, and what young child
doesn't want a cat or a dog?

[Whitney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Should have read this one earlier; it gives directions so would be a good book to read to a young toddler learning words/what up, down, around and over are.

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a cute little book! I want to read more Mittens books.

[Megan Gery · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an early reader, and it has everything you want in an early reader: namely, repetition. Boring for the adult reading it five times through, great for the three year-old.

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cutie book about Mittens the kitten! Love this series!