Tag Archives: children’s books

Cardboard Clock Square – Yakhnin

Posted on June 3, 2021 by The Mitr

In this post we will see the book Cardboard Clock Square by Leonid Yakhnin. This is an fabulously illustrated storybook for children.   The illustrations were done by Evgeny Monin and the book was translated from the Russian by Fainna … Continue reading →

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Folktales of the Soviet Union – The Baltic Republics

Posted on July 18, 2020 by The Mitr

In this post. we will see the book Folktales of the Soviet Union – The Baltic Republics compiled by Robert Babloyan and Mirlena Shumskaya. About the book The book is a collection of folk tales from the Baltic region. The … Continue reading →

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A Bookful of Beasts – Mayakovsky

Posted on December 20, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book A Bookful of Beasts by Vladimir Mayakovsky. About the book The book is a picture book that describes various animals like elephants, llamas, giraffes, penguins, monkeys, camels, crocodiles, zebras, pelicans, bison, ostriches, … Continue reading →

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Alice – Drunina

Posted on December 12, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Alice by Yulina Drunina. About the book The book is a story about how a steppe-fox, a corsak, finds its way to the author’s home from a pet market along with a … Continue reading →

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The Green Island – Datskevich

Posted on December 11, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book The Green Island by Victor Datskevich. About the book In the book, a father and son (Vadik) explore botanical gardens of Moscow. The book is a nice introduction to nature watch for children which … Continue reading →

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How Baby Elephant Learnt to Dance – Yarmish

Posted on December 9, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book How Baby Elephant Learnt to Dance by Yuri Yarmish. About the book This is a children’s book that tells the tale of a baby elephant who wants to dance after listening to … Continue reading →

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Geology in Pictures – Chlenov

Posted on December 8, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Geology in Pictures by Anatoli Chlenov. About the book This book tells children about geology which literally means the study of the Earth, about people who search for minerals, and many other … Continue reading →

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Vasilisa the Beautiful – Russian Fairy Tales

Posted on December 5, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Beautiful Vasilisa: Russian Fairy Tales. Vasilisa the Beautiful is a well known Russian folktale. About the book The book is a collection of sixteen fairy tales from Russia. They include stories of … Continue reading →

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MISHA Stack

Posted on November 11, 2018 by The Mitr

Here are some issues of Misha on the Internet Archive All Credits to original uploaders  

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Masha And The Bear – Irina Zheleznova

Posted on May 5, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Masha and the Bear translated by Irina Zheleznova. The amazing drawings in the book are by Evgeny Rachev. The book was first published by Raduga Publishers in 1965, this scan is from the third … Continue reading →

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