Babushka Baba Yaga, Patricia Polacco
Babushka Baba Yaga, Patricia Polacco
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Babushka Baba Yaga

Author: Patricia Polacco

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2018

Synopsis

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say.

Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love.

"Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color." -- Booklist

"A warm, lively tale, neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco's usual energetic action, bright folk patterns, and affectionate characterizations." --Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Patricia Polacco (www.patriciapolacco.com) is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of over fifty picture books. She visits as many as two hundred classrooms in a single year, not only speaking but listening to the hundreds of children that she meets. Grateful for what teachers have done for her, she is also a popular keynote speaker celebrating teachers everywhere. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia's best-known stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 08, 2010

Darn! I just hate books where wolves are made out (as they are in many fairy tales, and this is a sort of fairy tale) as aggressive against humans and as vicious/bad/evil. Unfortunately, that’s what happens in a part of this story. The rest of the message is lovely, especially knowing from reading ot......more

Goodreads review by Set on September 08, 2019

I loved that this is an original story of the Russian witch in which she is of another character than the one most know her by. The story is charming because it is about the iconic Russian babushka ladies and an undercover incognito Baba Yaga.......more

Goodreads review by Kara on July 13, 2016

Polacco turns the Baba Yaga myth on its head, presenting an old, lonely forest-fairy-spirit-woman who has been viciously slandered by the folk tales of her, and really just wants to love and be loved. The artwork is equally compelling, with colors and brush strokes that suggest normal people of all s......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on December 19, 2008

This book was given to me at the start of one summer by a Russian girl who had joined my kindergarten class before Christmas-- just days after she was adopted by an American family from an orphanage... Her first English words were "Santa Claus" and "Mack-Donnals" :) I kiss your eyes... .........more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 17, 2018

Beautiful story and illustrations from one of Michigan's finest.......more

Quotes

"Sumptuous colors, a rich melange of patterns and textures--and even a sprinkling of forest fairies." --Publishers Weekly

"A warm, lively tale, neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco's usual energetic action, bright folk patterns, and affectionate characterizations." --Kirkus Reviews

"Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color." --Booklist

"The underlying message of tolerance is well presented, and the author does an admirable job of melding the two contrasting grandmother images from Russian culture." --School Library Journal

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