Tag Archives: illustrated books

Rare Animals by Igor Akimushkin

Posted on August 26, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book for children describing various rare animals. Fabulously illustrated! Translated from the Russian by Jan Butler Drawings by N. Charushin Note: This is a new and high resolution (600 dpi) scan. You can get the book here and … Continue reading →

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The Sly Bird by Georgi Skrebitsky

Posted on August 25, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book for children telling us how sly Cuckoo bird uses other nests to raise her children. Illustrated by A. Keleynikov Translated by Vladimir Korotky   You can get the book here and here

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The Sun Princess And Her Deliverer – A Lithuanian Folk Tale

Posted on August 21, 2025 by The Mitr

A Lithuanian folk tale of princess and her rescuer. Drawings by A. Makunaite Translated by Irina Zheleznova You can get the book here and here

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Ships Go Sailing On The Seas by Svyatoslav Sakharnov

Posted on August 13, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book describing various types of ships and boats. Some fantastic illustrations showing the cross sectional structures of ships. Illustrations by Eric Benjaminson and Boris Kyshtymov Retold in English by Fainna Glagoleva Note: The book was too large to … Continue reading →

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Whose Is The Sun? by Yuri Averenkov

Posted on August 12, 2025 by The Mitr

A picture story book for children about a chick and a pup. Translated from the Russian You can get the book here and here  

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The Most Beautiful Horse by Boris Almazov

Posted on August 4, 2025 by The Mitr

A picture story book for children about horses and horse riding. Translated from the Russian by J. C. Butler Drawings by Nikita Rodionov You can get the book here and here CONTENTS Chapter One WHY HE WAS NICKNAMED “PANAMA” 7 … Continue reading →

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How Baby Elephant Learnt To Dance by Yuri Yarmish

Posted on July 26, 2025 by The Mitr

A picture story book for children. Illustrated by Irina Mishyna Translated from the Ukrainian by Lilia Titar You can get the book here and here

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Fairy Tales by Maria Romanivska

Posted on June 19, 2025 by The Mitr

A small book depicting fairy tales from the Soviet union. Gorgeously illusrtated! All credits to Guptaji. Illustrated by Valentin Malinka Translated by Anatole Bilenko You can get the book here and here. The “Nightingale” of the Bog 3 The Ants’ … Continue reading →

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Good Children by Miao Yin-tang

Posted on June 9, 2025 by The Mitr

A picture story book for children from China. Credits to the original scanner Cleaned and optimised from the original scan You can get the book here and here.

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Why Do Rabbits Have Short Tails? by Xu Guangyu

Posted on June 8, 2025 by The Mitr

A picture story book for children from China. Illustrations by Liu Jiyou Credits to the original scanner You can get the book here and here.

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