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1) Thistlefoot
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
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 a mysterious inheritance, the siblings are reunited--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...
4) Clay boy
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat.
6) Firebird
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Russian folktale in which Prince Ivan encounters the magical Firebird who helps him defeat the evil Kostchei.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
Español
Description
In this traditonal Russian tale, a farmer grows a turnip so big that it takes the combined efforts of him, his wife, six canaries, five geese, four hens, three cats, two pigs, one cow, and, finally, one mouse to pull it from the ground.
9) Baboushka
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
When Ivan and his brother ask the Tsar of Russia to help them solve a dispute, the Tsar gives them a riddle and tells them that whoever solves the riddle wins. 'Ivan goes home to his daughter Katya, who helps him solve the riddle and win the fight.
Author
Publisher
Skyhook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A talented musician from Novgorod plays so well that the Sea King wants him to marry one of his daughters.
A talented musician named Sadko from the city of Novgorod plays his gusli instrument so well that many rich people would request that he play at feasts. Most often he was told to eat his fill at the banquets and was given a few coins as well. Often his friends would ask him how he could live on so little and he would reply, "It's not so bad...
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.
17) Varenka
Author
Publisher
North South
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Varenka lives contently in her cottage in the woods, until passersby warn her that war has broken out. Pack up a bundle and come along with us. But Varenka can't leave. Who will care for the children who wander and get lost in the forest? Who will shelter the animals and feed the birds when winter comes? Soon, Varenka shelters a young artist, an old farmer and his goat, and a lost child. And each night she prays for a wall to be built around her...
Author
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Enter a world of magic and adventure in this stunning series based on traditional Russian folklore. Alexander Utkin's Gamayun Tales are fresh and modern adaptations of familiar Slavic folktales, teamed with bold and beautiful illustrations. Jam-packed with stories of magical quests and talking animals, golden chests that turn into palaces and encounters with terrifying Water Spirits, there's no end to the adventure in these books!"--Provided by publisher....
Author
Series
These feathered flames volume 2
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Awakening to find herself trapped in a strange tower, Izaveta knows she must find her way back to the Tóurensi palace and claim the throne. But even with an unexpected ally's help, she worries she might not be able to get news of her survival to her sister and escape this frozen land. Back at home, Asya enlists Nikov's help to prove Izaveta is still alive, even as she finds herself forced to navigate the political world she always sought to avoid...
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