First Tales, Favorite Poems

This collection includes the most famous poems and fairy tales of the classic children's literature author S. Marshak for the youngest readers. It features cycles of poems such as "The Kids in the Cage," "The Colorful Book," and "All Year Round," as well as English and Czech children's songs, individual poems like "What a Scatterbrain," "Baggage," and others, along with five of the most well-known fairy tales in verse, including "The Tale of the Silly Mouse" and "The Tale of the Clever Mouse." The works of S. Marshak constitute the golden fund of domestic children's literature and are annually included in mandatory reading programs. Illustrations by S. Bordyug and N. Trepenok.