Baba Yaga

author: An Leysen
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.88
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2016/09/18
date added: 2016/09/18
shelves: children-s
review:
'Baba Yaga' by An Leysen is a classic story told with beautiful pictures. The lesson is timeless as well.

Young Olga lost her mother when she was even younger. Now she lives with her widowed father and things are not perfect, but they aren't bad. That changes when her father remarries a cruel stepmother who has a witch, or Baba Yaga, for a sister. The stepmother would like nothing better than to have Olga out of the way, so she sends Olga on an errand to get some needle and thread from her aunt, the Baba Yaga. Her new aunt likes to eat children, so Olga will have to be smart if she is to stay off the menu.

The story shows that kindness can win the day. This is a lesson we could all learn. The illustrations by An Leysen are beautiful and sometimes frightening. There are snarling dogs and cats and scary Baba Yaga, but at the center is Olga who stays brave and kind.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


via Wayne's bookshelf: read http://ift.tt/2dbUkBW