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McCaughrean, Geraldine

Grandma Chickenlegs

32 pp. | Carolrhoda | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 1-57505-415-9 $$15.95
(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

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