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cerapp555's review against another edition
4.0
In my quest to collect all of the books in the Everyman’s Library Children’s Collection, my brother bought this for me for Christmas last year. I really enjoyed my time reading this collection of Russian fairy tales. I’m not overly familiar with them and really don’t know too much about Russia as a whole. The artwork was fantastic and one of my favorite parts of the book. This book does have classic fairy tale ideals where the females are the damsels and the boys are the heroes. When I know it’s a classic and something from generations and generations before my time, I’m not as bothered. It’s hard to pick but I think my favorite story was 'Tsarvich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf'. I did for the most part really enjoy my time reading this story and I think it’s my second favorite read of January.
Short Stories and Fairy Tales- MVP too hard to pick so I’m skipping for this book.
Short Stories and Fairy Tales- MVP too hard to pick so I’m skipping for this book.
lijon's review against another edition
5.0
This is a wonderful collection of fairy tales retold by Gillian Avery, with beautiful illustrations from the early 1900s by Ivan Bilibin. I highly recommend this for all ages.
lmblanchard's review against another edition
4.0
The illustrations are beautiful, and I was really excited to see that there is a story of Baba Yaga included
jessica_dw's review
4.0
I love reading the source materials/ inspiration for some of my favorite books.
readingthroughthelists's review
5.0
This is a nice, refreshing collection of tales. While many of the classic motifs do appear (the Cinderella story, the giants and the tricksters) these stories didn't feel so...so European. They provided good introduction into Russian culture and heritage. My favorite story was probably 'Tsarvich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf'. The Grey Wolf was a fascinating character such as I hadn't encountered in other books of tales. 'Little Bear Cub' was also extremely entertaining.
lmblanchard's review
4.0
The illustrations are beautiful, and I was really excited to see that there is a story of Baba Yaga included
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