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K-Gr 3 "Whirrr. Whirr. Clunkety-clank." Baba Yaga flies across a moonlit sky over a verdant forest in her mortar and pestle, and readers can almost hear the whistling and shrieking of the wind as she slices through it. Yolen's vivid writing reflects the flavor of the original tales and comes alive with repetition of key phrases throughout the text. The author wisely injects humor to lighten up her version of the witch wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In a forthright note, Yolen describes the Russian witch Baba Yaga, lists key sources of stories about her, then adds that she herself created this particular tale. And an appealing one it is, with the kind of feisty little girl so prevalent in folklore and with its traditional flavor entertainingly updated: the girl's father drives a pickup, and she knows better t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More