(2) K-3 Illustrated by Moira Kemp. A master reteller recounts the familiar Russian tale in which a little girl escapes Baba Yaga with the help of a rag doll, the last gift of her dying mother. The well-paced narrative is rich in imagery and humor. Kemp's colored pencil illustrations are rendered with accessibly childlike simplicity, but she also uses sophisticated composition and perspectives to enhance the drama. A prime pick for storyhour.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2000