Baboushka and the Three Kings: A Caldecott Award Winner – The Russian Folktale Picture Book About an Old Woman's Search for Children (Ages 4-7)
This picture book retells a Russian folktale in which Baboushka keeps searching for the Christ child after missing the Three Kings, turning the legend into a winter story of regret and devotion.
Work Information
One missed night becomes an endless journey.
The four-color illustrations and plainspoken narration give the old legend an inviting warmth. The plot is simple, but its quiet winter mood and sense of devotion linger.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Published
- 1960-09-15
- Pages
- 32 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 17.78 x 0.97 x 16.51 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780395276730
- ISBN-10
- 039527673X
- Price
- 3483 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Literature & Fiction/Religious Fiction/Christian
Winner of the 1961 Caldecott Medal The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child.
Ruth Robbins is the author of Baboushka and the Three Kings and the illustrator of Wild Animals of the Far West and Stories California Indians Told. She lives with her husband, Herman Schein, and son, Steven, in Berkeley, California. Nicolas Sidjakov began his art career in Switzerland and Paris. In 1955 he came to San Francisco where his reputation for outstanding design has grown steadily. Today he is recognized as one of America's leading young graphic artists. The Friendly Beasts, illustrated by Mr. Sidjakov, was selected as one of the ten best illustrated children's books, N. Y. Times 1957, and is included in the AIGA Children's Books 1955-1957. Mr. Sidjakov's award-winning work has been shown in the Art Directors Exhibitions of New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and San Francisco. The artist lives with his wife and son in Sausalito, California.
Reviews
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Caldecott book
Great book for my collection of Caldecott books.
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Yes
Came in great condition
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Of it's time, a delightful version and publication of a well known story
An older delightful version of a well known story. I preferred the style illustrations over more modern versions. Informed my own storytelling. Arrived quickly and in relatively good condition given its age.
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Uneven printing, overpriced
Very expensive for size, I returned... printing wasn’t even on pages
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Read story and then used poem as a basis for ...
Read story and then used poem as a basis for a Christmas performance with special needs children. Some mimed, some read. Think it went OK!