Review: Excellent read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2013
First of all, I have to say that this is an exciting undertaking. There is an entire treasure trove of characters and stories and adventures in the Russian lore that deserve a wider recognition and a modern representation. Author Jula Gousseva does exactly that by bringing to life two very memorable characters of the Russian folklore - the Firebird (Jarptitsa in Russian) and Baba Yaga - the originial rock star witch with a twisted sense of humor and a nice little house with human skulls decorating the fence. Into the mix, Julia throws two kids who serve as our protagonists and guides into the magical kingdom of the childhood lost. Read this book to your kid and read it to yourself and feel the distant echo of your childhood gently saying: "Follow the light...follow the light"