The Story Of Babushka Colouring Book

The Story Of Babushka colouring book is a companion book that goes alongside the illustrated children's book "The Story Of Babushka" The book comes with over forty-five wonderful line-drawn illustrations ready for children to colour in! Recommended use with colouring pencils, and crayons. Please note this book comes without the written story and is meant to compliment the written story.

For more than a century, Russian nesting dolls (also known as matryoshka or babushka dolls) have captured the imagination of children and collectors around the world. This fun coloring book is based on designs drawn from traditional nesting dolls across Russia. Kids of all ages will enjoy bringing 25 sets of these colorful dolls to life with markers, pencils, or crayons in this one-of-a-kind coloring book.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say. Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love. "Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color." -- Booklist "A warm, lively tale, neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco's usual energetic action, bright folk patterns, and affectionate characterizations." --Kirkus Reviews

"Baboushka, verse by Edith M. Thomas, music by Mary Clement Sanks": p. [26]-[27].

Meet Babushka, a woman who is so busy focusing on the little things, that she hardly notices the miraculous events going on around her. This touching Christmas story shows that the more you give away in love, the more you will receive.

Babushka's doll was special. She had played with it only once, when she was a little girl like her high-spirited granddaughter, Natasha. Now Babushka is going to the store and it's Natasha's turn to take the little doll down from the high shelf. When the naughty doll comes to life -- and is even more rambunctious than the little girl herself -- Natasha finds out why playing once with Babushka's doll is enough! Patricia Polacco's beautiful illustrations capture the warmth, humor, and timeless spirit of her magical tale.

Presents a collection of traditional rhymes, rewritten to feature Russian characters and scenes.

This colouring book takes readers on a journey through a marvelous world of classic Russian folk tales handpicked from the master collection of Alexander Afanasiev--the greatest Russian ethnographer and author of the most complete compendium of Slavic fairy tales. On these colouring pages you will meet images of many unusual and unique characters such as the famous Ivan-tsarevich and Ivan the Fool; Vasilisa the Beautiful and Ilya from Murom--the hero of Ruthenia's lands; the villainous Koshe the Undead and the iconic Baba Yaga, who represent the face of evil in Russian mythology.This publication is unique, as it brings together the fragments of thirteen traditional Russian folk stories (carefully translated by a multinational group of folklore lovers from all corners of the globe) and wonderful illustrations made by Svetlana Kulagina. Each page offers to read a fragment of a story and to colour the following picture. This is a fun and easy way to immerse yourself in the astonishing world of Slavic culture and to express your creativity. Happy Colouring!

In this tender, old-fashioned story, Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey.