A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasilisa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga, who in turn sets in motion the events which lead to the once ill-treated girl's marrying the tzar.
This is an interesting read. I picked it out because of the cover illustration and others I had seen online and other than being a fairy tale I did not know what to expect. This is not a light fairy tale, but more like the violent and scary ones that you come across in classics. I had never read nor heard of this one before. While it starts in a very similar manner of Cinderella, there are so many more elements to it before she gets her prince. The illustrations are lovely, and the appropriate ones terrifying. I read this myself, but I would not be willing to share it with my daughter at three years old. Maybe years from now, but not before for risk of nightmares. All in all it is one of what will come to those that do not show kindness and to those that are capable of persevering.
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