Yevgeny Zamyatin

Mirra Ginsburg

This charming tale, with brightly colored illustrations by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, will delight small children who are discovering the world around them. As Duckling sets off to explore the world, Chick is close behind, mimicking each of his actions. But when Duckling decides to go for a swim, his friend is in for a surprise.

The Chick and the Duckling

Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat.

Clay Boy

The classic collection of wildly inventive and bitingly satirical tales of post-revolutionary Russia: “amusing and excellent reading” (Isaac Bashevis Singer). This famous collection of Soviet satire from 1918 to 1963 devastatingly lampoons the social, economic, and cultural changes wrought by the Russian Revolution. Among the seventeen boldly outspoken writers represented here are Mikhail Bulgakov, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeny Petrov, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Valentin Katayev, and Yury Kazakov. Whether the stories and novellas collected here take the form of allegory, fantasy, or science fiction, the results are ingenious, critical, and hilariously timeless. “The stories in this collection tell the reader more about Soviet life than a dozen sociological or political tracts.” —Isaac Bashevis Singer “An altogether admirable collection . . . by the highly talented translator Mirra Ginsburg . . . Many of these stories and sketches are delicious, even—a miracle!—funny, and full of subtlety and intelligence.” —The New Leader “Hilarious entertainment. Beyond this it illuminates with the cruel light of satire the reality behind the pretentious façade of the Soviet state.” —Sunday Sun

The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satire

A hen and her chicks — with the help of a duck and her ducklings — find a way to put their bad dreams behind them!

Across the Stream

A selection of short stories and parables dealing with life in Communist Russia by 18 noted Russian writers

The Fatal Eggs, and Other Soviet Satire, 1918-1963

Vladimir Suteev

Three playful kittens change colors as they chase a mouse, a toad, and a fish.

Three Kittens

"An ingenious barnyard story, brief but well-paced, simple but colorful."--Booklist. "The bright pictures and the wealth of animal sounds and actions make it a natural for the very youngest."--School Library Journal.

Good Morning, Chick

Jose Aruego

How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom? Vividly colored humorous pen-and-ink illustrations greatly enhance the simple tale of an ant who takes shelter under a small mushroom during a downpour.

Mushroom in the Rain

Every night the sun goes to the house of his grandma, the deep blue sky, is tucked in bed by his grandpa, the wind, and is awakened the following day by the morning.

Where Does the Sun Go at Night?

The Fatal Eggs, and Other Soviet Satire. Edited and Translated by Mirra Ginsburg

The Fatal Eggs & Other Soviet Satire 1918-63

Everything everywhere is asleep except for the wind and one wakeful child.

Mirra Ginsburg

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