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Russian Children's Books
in English
Have you ever heard of six year olds being familiar with Tolstoy and
Chekov? Sounds like a miracle, doesn't it? But most Russian children have read
these authors because they also wrote wonderful children's books. These classics
have previously been available only in Russia. Printed in Moscow and carefully
translated into English by native speakers, they feature the best nursery rhymes,
folk tales, and classics written especially for children. An important part of
their charm are the illustrations. They are colorful, very unusual, and not a bit
old-fashioned, though some have been in print for dozens of years. Many of the
books are identical to the ones I had as a child. We've organized them in
sets. |
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Set 1
Folk tales, and short stories for
the youngest. |
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Set 2
Russian
classics for early school age children. Great for story tellers |
$50.00 value for $35.00 |
$30.00 value for $20.00 |
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| "Kutkha the Raven," Folk tales from the North. Forty
stories. Hardcover. |
| "Little Chick Goes to Clucky-Cluck",
E.Moshkovskaya (Chick is a little chicken. Wonderful illustrations) |
| "How the Cock Wrecked the Manor" Lithuanian
folk tale |
| "The Straw Bull Calf" Ukrainian Folk tale |
| "The Cedar Chest", R. Zelyonaya and S. Ivanov
(Pop-up book teaching good manners and basic moral values in a fun way) |
| "In The Van", S.Marshak (I still remember it by
heart) |
| "The Circus", S.Marshak (Limericks about circus
animals) |
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| "The Lion and the Dog,"
Leo Tolstoy. Includes two stories |
| "White Star," Anton Chekov. |
"Sevka Wants to Live Somewhere Else"
G. Yurmin |
| "Yushka,"
Alexander Kuprin. A Story about a cat (One of Natasha's favorite Russian
authors) |
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