Retells the story of the ballet, itself based on a Russian folk tale, in which a puppet with a soul tries to win the love of a ballerina during a Shrovetide Fair.
- ISBN10 0689307047
- ISBN13 9780689307041
- Publish Date 1 January 1980
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Format Hardcover
- Language English