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Baba Yaga [Hardcover]

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  • Category: Books (Juvenile Fiction)
  • Author:  Leysen, An
  • Author:  Leysen, An
  • ISBN-10:  1605372900
  • ISBN-10:  1605372900
  • ISBN-13:  9781605372907
  • ISBN-13:  9781605372907
  • Publisher:  Clavis
  • Publisher:  Clavis
  • Pages:  56
  • Pages:  56
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2016
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2016
  • SKU:  1605372900-11-MING
  • SKU:  1605372900-11-MING
  • Item ID: 100049042
  • List Price: $19.95
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The illustrations are absolutely fabulous and the book is worth reading just for those alone. - Yellowstone Library

Once upon a time, in a land far away from here, lived a girl named Olga. Olga lived with her father in a beautiful house, and they were very happy together. Until Olgas father one day fell in love again & His new wife was cruel and mean. And her sister Baba Yaga, who lived in a dark forest, was even meaner. Baba Yaga was a witch! It was said that she was fond of children & for dinner! One day Olgas stepmother sent her to Baba Yaga. What was she supposed to do now?

Baba Yaga, the witch from Slavonic mythology is coming alive in this fairy tale. An Leysen draws you into an imaginative story about a wicked witch and a sweet and brave little girl. For children ages 5 and up.

An Leysenworks as an art teacher in Turnhout, Belgium, where she teaches design and fashion. She is married to the visual artist Jef Faes and they have a daughter, Louise, who has art running through her veins too. In her spare time An likes to - what else? - read and draw.Baba Yaga, the witch from Slavonic mythology is coming alive in this fairy tale. An Leysen draws you into an imaginative story about a wicked witch and a sweet and brave little girl. For children ages 5 and up.
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    Amazing stories, incredible illustrations, what else is there to ask for? A great addition to our children's department!  Mary Preka, Bookstore Politeia

    Leyson, whose previous retellings include The Nutcracker and Pinocchio’s Dream, recounts the legend of the witch Baba Yaga through dramatic text and richly textured mixed-media illustrations....The larger-than-life artwork should make for shivery read-alouds on the way to the story’s haplƒs