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2) Thistlefoot
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Yaga siblings - Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist - have been estranged since childhood, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritance, the siblings agree to meet - only to discover that their bequest isn't land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs. Thistlefoot, as the house is...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A young huntsman is helped by a golden mare when he tries to perform the seemingly impossible feats commanded by the Tsar. Brave deeds and wondrous magic come together in a lush retelling of a classic Russian folktale. A young huntsman named Alexi finds a Golden Mare, who pledges eternal loyalty in exchange for sparing her life. With the mare's help, Alexi becomes the Tsar's best huntsman, and she helps him with several impossible tasks. But when...
5) Babushka
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
While traveling, Babushka gives her gifts for the Christ child away and thinks she has nothing left to give the baby, only to discover that everything she gave away, she also gave to him.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional Russian folk tale in which a little mouse makes a perfect home in the woods. One by one other animals are welcomed to share the home until the little house is full. All the animals live happily together until the day a bear wants to squeeze in too.
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