The House with Chicken Legs
Sophie Anderson author Elisa Paganelli illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published:3rd May '18
£7.99
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A breathtaking reimagining of the Russianfairy tale of Baba Yaga, The House with Chicken Legs is the award-winning, spellbinding story of one girl's adventureto find her destiny.
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal
Shortlisted for Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning.
For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps, but her house has other ideas...
"Enticing, a little bit dangerous, and thrumming with possibilities." Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"A magical tale... a captivating and original retelling of a traditional story straight out of folklore. Beautiful escapism." Sunday Express
This vividly imagined blend of fairy tale and coming-of-age novel reflects perceptively on death and loss * The Sunday Times *
This original debut takes a poignant, philosophical look at predestination and free choice, and features delectable food descriptions, cheeky jackdaws and a frolicking lamb. * The Guardian *
A magical tale… a captivating and original retelling of a traditional story straight out of folklore. Beautiful escapism. * Sunday Express S Magazine *
Enticing, a little bit dangerous, and thrumming with possibilities. * Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars *
While it plays, elegantly and surprisingly warmly, with the idea of death, Anderson’s book is rich with the tastes, smells and sensations of life, from the flavour of borscht to the sounds of violins * Times Literary Supplement *
- Winner of Junior Design Awards 2018
- Winner of The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge 2017
- Winner of Doncaster Book Award 2018
- Short-listed for The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019
- Short-listed for Blue Peter Book Awards 2018
ISBN: 9781474940665
Dimensions: 195mm x 129mm x 23mm
Weight: 300g
352 pages