By: Jean Rogers -- Illustrated by: Rie Munoz. Pica loves the red mittens his grandmother knit for him. They are the finest he's ever had. Ther is only one problem. According to Pica, his mittens are always running away. Then he needs them they are never in his pocket. One day the mittens are nowhere to be found. But when they are, Pica knows they are in exactly the right place. An endearing picture book with brilliant illustrations by a noted Alaskan artist. 1988.