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Piko — The Crystal Throat

Piko — The Crystal Throat

Original title: Пико — хрустальное горлышко Piko — The Crystal Throat by Nikolai Kosmin is a fairy tale about a small thrush named Piko, born in the kingdom of Vrunglupia — a land where lies, flattery, envy, and spite are part of daily life. Piko is different: he speaks the […]

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Elizabeth imagined an iceberg

Elizabeth imagined an iceberg

Chris Raschka’s Elizabeth Imagined an Iceberg (1994) is an unusual picture book. A girl named Elizabeth rides her bike and encounters a strange woman called Madam Uff Da, who behaves in a pushy, unsettling way. Elizabeth feels uncomfortable and threatened. To cope with her fear, she imagines an iceberg—huge, cold, […]

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Good Griselle

Good Griselle

“Good Griselle” is a children’s picture book illustrated by David Christiana, based on the traditional folktale also known as Patient Griselda, which appears in various European literary traditions, including versions by Giovanni Boccaccio and Geoffrey Chaucer. The book retells the story of Griselle, a young woman whose patience and loyalty […]

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Zoks and Bada

Zoks and Bada

Once upon a time, a shaggy black Bada lived in a little house by a pond. He lived well, but then zoks appeared — and that was the end of his peaceful life. Bada decided to raise the zoks properly: morning washing, exercise, healthy food. But there turned out to […]

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