Alyonka the Christmas Tree

Elena Lipatova — poetess, writer, translator, and playwright, finalist of the All-Russian contest «Scarlet Sails», finalist of the eighth international playwright competition «Eurasia-2010», laureate of the S. Marshak Prize and many other literary awards.

«Alyonka the Christmas Tree» — a fairy tale in verse about the adventures of a little Christmas tree. Alyonka the Christmas Tree is just a girl, and she doesn’t want to stand in a room, shine in her outfit, and see the snow only from the window. She plans to escape to her native land. Will the little tree succeed? Illustrations by Ekaterina Vashchinskaya.