PICTURE BOOKS
BH 1-132 Russian Rhymes
♦ Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer
♦ $ Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins
"The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child."
$ Caps for Sale by Esphhyr Slobodkin
A tale of a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business.
$ Foma the Terrible by Guy Daniels
Funny deeds and misdeeds of a Russian 'noodlehead'.
♦ $ I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina
Words from the memoirs of famed Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova with art by Degas.
$ My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World: A Russian Folk Tale by Becky Reyker
A little Russian girl is lost and when strangers try to help her, she describes her mother with more love than accuracy
♦ $ Peter and the Wolf (includes CD)
Prokofiev's popular children's musical fairy tale.
"Ivan the Fool, youngest son of a merchant, barters the cargo of his ship for a princess and a fortune."
♦ $ Swan Lake by Donna Diamond
The beautiful and tragic ballet in the style of a Russian fairy tale.
$ Tale of the Firebird by Grennady Spirin
In all the world there is said to be nothing more beautiful than the Firebird. When Ivan-Tsarevitch, youngest son of the Tsar, goes on a quest for the amazing bird, he finds himself flying over mountains and woods on a talking wolf, confronting a wicked Baba Yaga, and rescuing an enchanted princess from Koshchei the Immortal. But when he returns from his magical journey, he brings home the most precious treasure of all.
♦ $ The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome
"When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way." 1969 Caldecott Medal.
$ The Frog Princess by Gennady Spirin
Forced to marry an ugly frog, the youngest son of the Tsar is astounded to learn that the frog is really the beautiful princess Vasilisa the Wise.
$ The Nutcracker ill. by Roberto Innocenti
$ The Peasants Pea Patch by Guy Daniels
A Russian folktale.
$ The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend by Grennady Spirin
One of the most popular legends of Russia, Sadko's story is found in medieval epic ballads, as well as in a popular opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It is retold here in elegant prose, complemented by the entrancing illustrations of a modern Russian master.
$ The Snow Princess ill. by Ruth Sanderson
Russian Folk tale When the Snow Princess sets off to see the world, Father Frost and Mother Spring warn her never to fall in love, lest she lose her immortality. She journeys alone through many lands, keeping her heart cold, but finds herself drawn to a kind and handsome young shepherd named Sergei. The Snow Princess begins to fall in love with him, but her parents' warning haunts her dreams, and she must finally decide her own fate in the chaos of a powerful snowstorm that threatens Sergei's life.
♦ $ The Story of Prince Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf by Thomas P. Whitney
Classic Russian fairy tales.
$ The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Grennady Spirin
When their youngest sister becomes Tsar Saltan's bride and subsequently gives birth to an heir, two jealous older sisters plot to do away with mother and child, who survive and prosper in a foreign land until the grown prince longs to meet his father.
♦ $ The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth
Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy.
$ Vasilisa the Beautiful ill. by Anna Morgunova trans. by Anthea Bell
Russian Cinderella story.
♦ $ Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins
"The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child."
$ Caps for Sale by Esphhyr Slobodkin
A tale of a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business.
$ Foma the Terrible by Guy Daniels
Funny deeds and misdeeds of a Russian 'noodlehead'.
♦ $ I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina
Words from the memoirs of famed Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova with art by Degas.
$ My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World: A Russian Folk Tale by Becky Reyker
A little Russian girl is lost and when strangers try to help her, she describes her mother with more love than accuracy
♦ $ Peter and the Wolf (includes CD)
Prokofiev's popular children's musical fairy tale.
- $ Illustrated version
"Ivan the Fool, youngest son of a merchant, barters the cargo of his ship for a princess and a fortune."
♦ $ Swan Lake by Donna Diamond
The beautiful and tragic ballet in the style of a Russian fairy tale.
$ Tale of the Firebird by Grennady Spirin
In all the world there is said to be nothing more beautiful than the Firebird. When Ivan-Tsarevitch, youngest son of the Tsar, goes on a quest for the amazing bird, he finds himself flying over mountains and woods on a talking wolf, confronting a wicked Baba Yaga, and rescuing an enchanted princess from Koshchei the Immortal. But when he returns from his magical journey, he brings home the most precious treasure of all.
♦ $ The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome
"When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way." 1969 Caldecott Medal.
$ The Frog Princess by Gennady Spirin
Forced to marry an ugly frog, the youngest son of the Tsar is astounded to learn that the frog is really the beautiful princess Vasilisa the Wise.
$ The Nutcracker ill. by Roberto Innocenti
$ The Peasants Pea Patch by Guy Daniels
A Russian folktale.
$ The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend by Grennady Spirin
One of the most popular legends of Russia, Sadko's story is found in medieval epic ballads, as well as in a popular opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It is retold here in elegant prose, complemented by the entrancing illustrations of a modern Russian master.
$ The Snow Princess ill. by Ruth Sanderson
Russian Folk tale When the Snow Princess sets off to see the world, Father Frost and Mother Spring warn her never to fall in love, lest she lose her immortality. She journeys alone through many lands, keeping her heart cold, but finds herself drawn to a kind and handsome young shepherd named Sergei. The Snow Princess begins to fall in love with him, but her parents' warning haunts her dreams, and she must finally decide her own fate in the chaos of a powerful snowstorm that threatens Sergei's life.
♦ $ The Story of Prince Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf by Thomas P. Whitney
Classic Russian fairy tales.
$ The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Grennady Spirin
When their youngest sister becomes Tsar Saltan's bride and subsequently gives birth to an heir, two jealous older sisters plot to do away with mother and child, who survive and prosper in a foreign land until the grown prince longs to meet his father.
♦ $ The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth
Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy.
$ Vasilisa the Beautiful ill. by Anna Morgunova trans. by Anthea Bell
Russian Cinderella story.
IMAGINATIVE
FC S3-285 Baba Yaga
FC S3-296 Salt
FC S3-296 Salt
BH 7-112 The-Little-Man-Is-Big-As-Your-Thumb
♦ $ Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Russia by Virginia Haviland
"A beautiful snow maiden comes to life -- but what will happen when winter ends? Poor Vasilisa has to work like a slave for the evil Baba Yaga -- will her magic doll be able to save her? Only a flying ship will win the hand of the Tsar's daughter -- how can the Fool ever build one?"
♥ Folk Tales From the Russian by Vera Blumenthal (1903)
♥ Old Peter’s Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome (1916)
$ Seven Simeons by Boris Artzybasheff
A Russian tale.
$ Tales the People Tell in Russia by Lee Wyndham
"A Messner book. Ten folk tales, three fables, and several short sayings from old Russia that are still popular today."
♥ The Russian Garland ed. by Robert Steele (1916)
"A beautiful snow maiden comes to life -- but what will happen when winter ends? Poor Vasilisa has to work like a slave for the evil Baba Yaga -- will her magic doll be able to save her? Only a flying ship will win the hand of the Tsar's daughter -- how can the Fool ever build one?"
♥ Folk Tales From the Russian by Vera Blumenthal (1903)
♥ Old Peter’s Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome (1916)
$ Seven Simeons by Boris Artzybasheff
A Russian tale.
$ Tales the People Tell in Russia by Lee Wyndham
"A Messner book. Ten folk tales, three fables, and several short sayings from old Russia that are still popular today."
♥ The Russian Garland ed. by Robert Steele (1916)
LEGENDARY/EPIC HEROES
BH 10-119 The Word of Igor's Armament
♥ Byliny Book-Hero Tales of Russia by Marion Harrison
Be sure and read the introduction. The Russia heroes are Volga and Ilya.
Be sure and read the introduction. The Russia heroes are Volga and Ilya.
CULTURAL
BH 2-149 Building the Bridge, a Russian folk song
BH 4-63 Christening the Baby in Russia
BH 11-173 The Melting Pot
BH 4-63 Christening the Baby in Russia
BH 11-173 The Melting Pot
♥ Our Little Russian Cousin by Mary Hazelton Wade
CLASSIC LITERATURE
FC S11-267 Where Love Is, There God Is by Leo Tolstoi
BH 2-46 Uncle Mitya's Horse by Leo Tolstoi
FICTION
JC 6-148 My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
♦ $ The Littlest Matryoshka by Corinne Bliss
"Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey that eventually brings her back home."
"Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey that eventually brings her back home."
HISTORICAL
FC S11-37 The Girl Who Saved Her Father
♦ $ Peter the Great by Diane Stanley
"Peter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better. What he wanted most was to bring his beloved country into the modem world. He traveled to the West to learn European ways -- the first tsar ever to leave Russia -- disguised as a common soldier."
♥ When I Was a Boy in Russia by Debogorii-Mokrievich (1916)
Written by a Russian to teach American children about the tyranny of mid 1800s Russian schools and life in Russia.
"Peter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better. What he wanted most was to bring his beloved country into the modem world. He traveled to the West to learn European ways -- the first tsar ever to leave Russia -- disguised as a common soldier."
♥ When I Was a Boy in Russia by Debogorii-Mokrievich (1916)
Written by a Russian to teach American children about the tyranny of mid 1800s Russian schools and life in Russia.
HISTORICAL FICTION
♥ Katrinka: The Story of a Russian girl by Helen Eggleston Haskell (1915)
Be sure and read the letter to the boys and girls of America in the introduction for insights into life and conditions of pre-Revolutionary Russia.
♦ $ The House on Walenska Street by Charlotte Herman
"Set in 1913 in Russia, this is a touching family portrait. Ever since Papa died, Mama counts on Leah to help out, and Leah's favorite job is to read and answer the letters that come from the cousins in America."
Be sure and read the letter to the boys and girls of America in the introduction for insights into life and conditions of pre-Revolutionary Russia.
♦ $ The House on Walenska Street by Charlotte Herman
"Set in 1913 in Russia, this is a touching family portrait. Ever since Papa died, Mama counts on Leah to help out, and Leah's favorite job is to read and answer the letters that come from the cousins in America."
BIOGRAPHIES
BH 8-105 Dancing Star: Anna Pavlova
BH 12-190 A Boy In Russia: Leo Tolstoy
BH 12-190 A Boy In Russia: Leo Tolstoy