Gray Duckling. Alyonushka's Tales

Touching and poetic stories of the great Russian storyteller Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak — a classic of Russian children's literature. The pages of the book are adorned with colorful narrative illustrations by Elena Volodkina. The texts of the works are published without reductions. The works in the collection are part of the extracurricular reading program for primary schools and have inspired many adaptations. The characters of Mamin-Sibiryak closely resemble figures from Russian folktales and are endowed with many human qualities: a cunning beauty of a fox, a clumsy bear, a constantly hungry wolf, a cowardly hare, a small but impudent sparrow. Through his characters, their behavior and actions, the writer instills important values in the reader: honesty, courage, justice, diligence, care for loved ones, and love for animals.