Alice Nizzy Nazzy
by Tony Johnston (Author) Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
In this whimsical picture book with illustrations by beloved award-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola, the classic Russian Baba Yaga witch story gets an American twist.
In Santa Fe, young Manuela finds herself in the cooking pot of Alice Nizzy Nazzy. Can she escape the hungry witch's clutches? Manuela bravely tries to win her freedom unaware of one important rule: witches don't like the taste of good children.
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A child-eating witch straight out of Russian folklore comes to the American Southwest, thanks to Johnston and dePaola, who put her into an adobe hut and create a landscape that includes prickly pear. Readers beware: If you fall into Alice Nizzy Nazzy's cooking pot, remember that good children taste bad to witches. VERDICT This reissue is a gift for those who need their Baba Yaga to be a little bit closer and the landscape a little more familiar.—Kimberly Olson Fakih
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Fairy tales
Russia
Baba Yaga
