Russian Children's Books

With illustrations from the original cartoon, this is a sweet rendition of a classic Soviet folk tale, Hedgehog in the Fog, that remains popular today!

The story of an insidious and clever fox who takes over the hut of an innocent hare!

This book is a rendition of a classic Russian folk tale about a young girl, Vasilissa, and her brave encounters with the ever-present Russian folktale anti-hero, Baba Yaga.

The Littlest Matryoshka tells the story of six matryoshka "sisters" who travel from master-craftsman Nikolai's workshop in Russia on a harrowing journey through America.

Rechenka's Eggs is an imaginative tale about the origin of "pysanky" -- the traditional Ukrainian painted Easter egg.

"The Blessing Cup" tells the story of Patricia Polacco's young grandmother, Anna, living in a small village in pre-revolutionary Russia. The plot centers on an heirloom tea set, part of her family's preparations for the journey from Russia to America.

This is an illustrated English-language collection of three children's poems by famous pre-revolutionary and Soviet Russian poets

A pictorial history of fairy-tale postcards from the late 19th century to the present. Jack Zipes is one of the foremost scholars of folk and fairy tales.

A cacophony of sounds from farmyard and woodland animals create a chaotic "mishmash" fantastical situation -- that only some curious, clever solutions remedy!

The Silly Parade is a collection of poems and illustrations based on nursery rhymes derived from traditional Russian songs and folk poetry.

Prokofiev's classic 1936 orchestral fairy tale of a brave boy who captures a wolf comes to brilliant new life in this illustrative book.

Retells the original tale of “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice.” Includes an audio CD with Tchaikovsky's musical score, and a reading of the story.