Children's Book Review: Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale by Eric A. Kimmel, Author, Megan Lloyd, Illustrator Holiday House $ (32p) ISBN ADVERTISEMENT. · Baba Yaga: a Russian folktale. When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a towel and comb given to her by the witch's cat. A girl survives an ordeal and proves that kindness is www.doorway.ru Interaction Count: Picture-book author Eric A. Kimmel teams up with illustrator Megan Lloyd in this retelling of the traditional Russian tale of Baba Yaga and the Little Girl. The daughter of a widowed merchant, Marina was kindhearted and beautiful, save for the horn growing on her forehead. When her stepmother, taking advantage of the merchant's absence, sent her to the witch Baba Yaga for a needle and some /5.
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Baba Yaga is a Russian folktale. It is the story of a young girl whose stepmother sends her into the forest to see the evil Baba Yaga. When the young girl stops to rest her feet she is approached by a frog who asks her where she is going. Another briskly-told variant of the Cinderella-cum-Hansel and Gretel story also recounted in Vasilissa the Beautiful (p. /C). Kimmel's telling#;grand for reading aloud#;brings out the humor, as do Lloyd's lively, cheerful illustrations that#; despite some Russian hats and intriguing details like the witch's fence of bone#;look as much like Appalachia as like Russia. Kimmel, Eric A. BABA YAGA, A RUSSIAN FOLKTALE. Illustrated by Megan Lloyd. New York, NY: Holiday House. ISBN X. Plot Summary: In this folktale from Russia, a young girl named Marina is a Cinderella-like character. When her mother dies, her father (a wealthy merchant) marries a “proud, haughty woman” with a daughter named Marusia. When the father fails to return from a business trip, stepmother and stepsister make Marina their servant, forcing her to work while they live.
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