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32 pp.
| Dial |
September, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-8037-2414-4$$16.99
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Laurel Long.
After her grandmother's death, Katya sets out into the world armed only with a Russian nesting doll, which produces a magical helper each of the three times she opens it. The luxuriously detailed oil paintings depict Katya's determined efforts to free a prince from the spell that has turned him into a living block of ice. Readers will cheer the brave heroine as she faces a daunting task in this attractive picture book.