Kellogg, Steven. The Missing Mitten Mystery. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Dial, 2000. ISBN 0-803-72566-3. $15.99. 40 pp. A K-2 PB Reviewed by Carla Morris Ralph has just lost his fifth mitten during the winter season. He knows that he is in trouble, so he begins the search. It's not on the sledding hill, and not on the snow castles he built with Herbie and Ruth. Maybe an eagle took it to keep his baby's head warm. Maybe a mouse took it to use for a sleeping bag or a Halloween costume. Maybe he should plant the other mitten so it will grow up to be a mitten tree and produce mitten presents for years to come. At last, Ralph gives up and goes home. Later, looking through the living room window, he sees the snowman he had built that day. The snowman has a mysterious red spot on his chest. It's a red mitten heart! Mystery solved! Kellogg has freshened his Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten, first published in 1974, with this new version. The soft colors of yellow and orange found in the sunsets make this newer version especially memorable.
