The Tale of the Firebird


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The young son of the Tsar goes in search of the most beautiful gift of all for the princess. Spirin brings this original version of the Firebird tale from his native Russia and illustrates it in his trademark rich, luminous style. Full-color illustrations.




Maria Morevna and Koschei the Wizard (Illustrated)


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A famous Russian fairy tale about the evil wizard Koschei, beautiful Maria Morevna, and brave tsarevich Alexis. The illustrations included in this edition were created in the early 20th century by the renowned Russian illustrator and stage designer Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin.




Gray Gray Wolf


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"Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf" is a Russian fairy tale.




The Firebird and the Fox


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A century of Russian artistic genius, including literature, art, music and dance, within the dynamic cultural ecosystem that shaped it.




In a Certain Kingdom


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Deathless villains that can't help dying, idiots who are wiser than kings, and everyone's favorite pestle-riding hag ... These are not your tame happily-ever-after fairy tales! The traditional fairy tales of Russia transport the reader to a fantastical world filled with danger, wonder, and ultimately, consolation. They may be strange, they may be frightening, but Russian fairy tales take you to a place you never want to leave. A magical land of prophecy and adventure that helps you see your own life in vivid colors. This collection features nine stories, translated and retold by award-winning fantasy novelist Nicholas Kotar. These aren't stuffy academic translations. They are retellings by a storyteller, easy to read and filled with wit and whimsy. Discover delightfully entertaining tales filled with princes, warrior-queens, talking wolves, and everyone's favorite villain: Baba Yaga herself! Don't miss In a Certain Kingdom, the first volume in an exciting new series of translations of classic Russian fairy tales and myths.




The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Fire-bird and Grey Wolf


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When the youngest son sets out to find the firebird which has been stealing golden apples from his father's tree, he meets a wolf who helps him with not only the bird, but a steed with a golden mane and a beautiful princess.




Baba Yaga


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A beautiful illustrated collection of fairy tales about the most iconic and active of Russian magical characters




A Wolf for a Spell


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The enchanting tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar. "Karah Sutton has crafted a vivid and rollicking adventure that proves a wolf doesn't have to be big or bad to win the day!" --Rosanne Parry, New York Times bestselling author of A Wolf Called Wander Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans--especially witches--but when her family is threatened, she has no choice but to seek help from the witch Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga never does magic for free, but it just so happens that she needs a wolf's keen nose for a secret plan she's brewing . . . Before Zima knows what's happening, the witch has cast a switching spell and run off into the woods, while Zima is left behind in Baba Yaga's hut--and Baba Yaga's body! Meanwhile, a young village girl named Nadya is also seeking the witch's help, and when she meets Zima (in Baba Yaga's form), they discover that they face a common enemy. With danger closing in, Zima must unite the wolves, the witches and the villagers against an evil that threatens them all. Infused with Russian folklore and brought vividly to life in Pauliina Hannuniemi's gorgeous illustrations, Karah Sutton's magical debut is a celebration of wolves and witches, and the importance of finding common ground with our so-called enemies.