whatsapp logo
Image of The House with Chicken Legs

The House with Chicken Legs

Sophie Anderson, Elisa Paganelli, Melissa Castrillon

From Shelf: Books so good they deserve a second read

Marinka dreams of a normal life, 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...

A breathtaking reimagining of the Russian fairy tale of Baba Yaga, The House with Chicken Legs is the award-winning, spellbinding story of one girl's adventure to 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 AwardMarinka 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

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN:
9781474940665
Published Date:
3/5/2018
Dimensions:
195mm x 129mm x 23mm
Weight:
300g
Category:
Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage)

RRP: £7.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781474940665


Shelves containing this book

Down With The Kids: Spectacular Children's Fiction
Viewing 1 to 1 of 21 books