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Grandma Chickenlegs
By McCaughrean, Geraldine & Kemp, Moira
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-57505-415-5
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Books
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2000
PreS-Gr 3 A droll and utterly delightful retelling of "Baba Yaga," the Russian folklore equivalent of Cinderella. McCaughrean has changed the names but the plot details remain largely the same. After Tatia's mother dies, her father marries a vain and selfish woman with two daughters. While he is away, the stepmother sends Tatia to the witch Grandma Chickenlegs on the ruse of borrowing a needle. But rather than becoming the witch's dinner as the stepmother had hoped, the child's kindness results in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
