Winter Tales

In winter, one especially wants to believe in fairy tales and magic. And miracles will happen! The pike will speak in a human voice and grant every wish of Emelya; the older brother will rescue the younger brother from the... icy captivity of Grandfather Frost; the diligent spinner will not only not drown in the hole but will also receive a chest with a dowry and a box of jewels for her efforts; the wizard Frost will also be generous with rewards, but only to those who are not fussy and love to work; the orphan Darienka will finally meet a kid with a silver hoof on his right front leg, and he will gift her and Grandfather Kokovanya with precious stones; the grandfather and grandmother will go out into the yard, mold a doll out of snow, and suddenly it will come to life…
The tales included in this collection are illustrated by the outstanding masters of book illustration Nikolai Kochergin, Nina Noskovich, and Marina Uspenskaya.
 
Contents:

By the Pike's Wish
A Russian Folk Tale retold by Alexei Tolstoy
Artist Nikolai Kochergin

Evgeny Schwartz. Two Brothers
Artist Nikolai Kochergin

Spinners by the Hole
From the collection "Karelian Tales" translated by Unelma Konkka, Alexandra Stepanova, Eino Karkhu
Artist Nina Noskovich

Frost
A Russian Folk Tale retold by Mikhail Bulatov
Artist Nina Noskovich

Pavel Bazhov. The Silver Hoof
Artist Marina Uspenskaya

The Snow Maiden
From Alexander Afanasyev's collection "Folk Russian Tales"
Artist Marina Uspenskaya