Babushka Baba Yaga

Babushka Baba Yaga PDF Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069811633X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say. Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love. "Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color." -- Booklist "A warm, lively tale, neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco's usual energetic action, bright folk patterns, and affectionate characterizations." --Kirkus Reviews

Babushka Baba Yaga

Babushka Baba Yaga PDF Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069811633X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say. Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love. "Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color." -- Booklist "A warm, lively tale, neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco's usual energetic action, bright folk patterns, and affectionate characterizations." --Kirkus Reviews

Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga PDF Author: Sibelan Forrester
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1628467436
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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Baba Yaga is an ambiguous and fascinating figure. She appears in traditional Russian folktales as a monstrous and hungry cannibal, or as a canny inquisitor of the adolescent hero or heroine of the tale. In new translations and with an introduction by Sibelan Forrester, Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales is a selection of tales that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev, but also includes some tales from the lesser-known nineteenth-century collection of Ivan Khudiakov. This new collection includes beloved classics such as "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and "The Frog Princess," as well as a version of the tale that is the basis for the ballet "The Firebird." The preface and introduction place these tales in their traditional context with reference to Baba Yaga's continuing presence in today's culture--the witch appears iconically on tennis shoes, tee shirts, even tattoos. The stories are enriched with many wonderful illustrations of Baba Yaga, some old (traditional "lubok" woodcuts), some classical (the marvelous images from Victor Vasnetsov or Ivan Bilibin), and some quite recent or solicited specifically for this collection

Mrs. Mack

Mrs. Mack PDF Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698118871
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Patricia is thrilled when her father decides that she's finally old enough to learn to ride. But her dreams of having a beautiful horse of her own are dashed when he takes her to a stable in Dogpatch, the rundown section of town. Patricia is sure that she'll never learn anything in a place like that. But it's in Dogpatch that Patricia meets two individuals--kind, patient Mrs. Mack and a glorious chestnut mare named Penny--who help her overcome her fears, and change her life forever. Powerfully written, beautifully told, and brought to life with rich watercolor illustrations, this is a story that will touch the heart of everyone who reads it.

Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga PDF Author: Andreas Johns
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820467696
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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Baba Yaga is a well-known witch from the folklore tradition of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. A fascinating and colorful character, she resembles witches of other traditions but is in many ways unique. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on chicken legs, she travels in a mortar with a pestle and sweeps away her tracks with a broom. In some tales she tries to harm the protagonist, while in others she is helpful. This book investigates the image and ambiguity of Baba Yaga in detail and considers the meanings she has for East Slavic culture. Providing a broad survey of folktales and other sources, it is the most thorough study of Baba Yaga yet published and will be of interest to students of anthropology, comparative literature, folklore, and Slavic and East European studies.

The Divinity of Dogs

The Divinity of Dogs PDF Author: Jennifer Skiff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451621590
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Book Description
A moving collection of amazing stories that will make you laugh and cry, show just how much dogs bring to our lives.

Bun Bun Button

Bun Bun Button PDF Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399254722
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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A heartwarming story by a "New York Times"-bestselling author. Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home. Full color.

Pokko and the Drum

Pokko and the Drum PDF Author: Matthew Forsythe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN: 1481480391
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Four starred reviews! A Today Show Best Book of the Year An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes an “extraordinary” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about a magical drum, an emerald forest, and the little frog who dares to make her own music. The biggest mistake Pokko’s parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet, so very quiet that Pokko decides to play. And before she knows it she is joined by a band of animals —first the raccoon, then the rabbit, then the wolf—and soon the entire forest is following her. Will Pokko hear her father’s voice when he calls her home? Pokko and the Drum is a story about art, persistence, and a family of frogs living in a mushroom.

Baba Yaga: The Flying Witch

Baba Yaga: The Flying Witch PDF Author:
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780794520786
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In this fantastic Russian folktale, Baba Yaga zooms through the forest in her flying pot. Her hair is greasy. Her hands are warty. Her nose reaches down to her chin. And poor Tasha has been sent into the forest to find her.

Baba Yaga & the Wise Doll

Baba Yaga & the Wise Doll PDF Author:
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
Too Nice is sent by her evil sisters to accomplish an impossible task but a wise doll from her mother helps her meet the tests.

Fiona's Lace

Fiona's Lace PDF Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442487259
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona’s talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this heartwarming immigration story from the New York Times bestselling creator of The Keeping Quilt. Many years ago, times were hard in all of Ireland, so when passage to America becomes available, Fiona and her family travel to Chicago. They find work in domestic service to pay back their passage, and at night Fiona turns tangles of thread into a fine, glorious lace. Then when the family is separated, it is the lace that Fiona’s parents follow to find her and her sister and bring the family back together. And it is the lace that will always provide Fiona with memories of Ireland and of her mother’s words: “In your heart your true home resides, and it will always be with you as long as you remember those you love.” This generational story from the family of Patricia Polacco’s Irish father brims with the same warmth and heart as the classic The Keeping Quilt and The Blessing Cup, which Kirkus Reviews called “deeply affecting” in a starred review, and embraces the comfort of family commitment and togetherness that Patricia Polacco’s books are known for.