The first half of the book relates in rhymed text and illustrations the fate of a red mitten lost in the woods. The second half offers wordless illustrations inviting the reader to make up his/her own stories about the red mitten.
Pica's mittens are always turning up in strange places, but when he finds them keeping the newborn puppies warm in their box, he decides to leave them where they are until spring.
Consists of a collection of Jan Brett's Christmas picture books, including The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Trouble with Trolls, Christmas Trolls, The hat, The Night Before Christmas.