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.

"Picture book about friendship and belonging. When Stripes the mitten loses her partner and becomes a single mitten, she feels excluded by the other perfectly matching pairs. That is until one day the little girl asks the question, "why do mittens have to match?""--

After Nicki accidentally drops his white mitten in the snow, it becomes an object of curiosity for a mole, a rabbit, a badger, a tiny brown mouse, a big brown bear, and others, as they all crawl into it.

A small boy delights in a snowy day wearing his warm mittens.