Valery Carrick: 5 books

"The younger children like all of Valery Carrick's stories. They are clearly and simply told and the vigorous black-and-white drawings by the author make the tale dramatic even to children who cannot read it for themselves." ― Mary Gould Davis, Director of Story Telling, New York Public...

Russian illustrator and journalist Valery Carrick settled in Norway after the October Revolution. He is noted for his illustrations and retellings of folktales for children. ‘The Cock and the Bean’ is the First in the series of Russian folk tales we are republishing. The Images have been remastered for your enjoyment.

ONCE upon time, there was a Cock. He tried to swallow it, and choked himself. He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.    * THE COCK AND THE BEAN.  * THE GOAT AND THE RAM.  * THE HUNGRY WOLF.  * THE PEASANT AND THE BEAR.  * THE DOG AND THE COCK.  *...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Russian Fairytales & Fables (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Russians very well know how to weave intriguing stories that keep readers hooked till the end. This ebook represents...

Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife, and they had a goat and a ram. And one day the man said to his wife: “Look here, let's get rid of the ram and the goat; why, they only keep eating our corn, and don't help to feed us at all!” So he told them: “Be off, goat and ram, and don't dare...