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Author Robbins, Ruth.

Title Baboushka and the three kings / by Ruth Robbins ; illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov.

Imprint Berkeley, Calif. : Parnassus Press, c1960 (San Francisco : Lithographed ... by Hogan-Kaus Lithograph Co..)

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Series  J 398.2 Rob    ---  Available
Description 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.), music ; 18 cm.
Note "Adapted from a Russian folk tale."
Art techniques used: Black felt tip pen line drawings in a folk style over blocks of egg tempera color.
"Baboushka, verse by Edith M. Thomas, music by Mary Clement Sanks": p. [26]-[27].
Summary An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.
Awards Caldecott Medal, 1961.
Subject Christmas.
Magi -- Juvenile literature.
Gifts -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Folklore -- Russia -- Juvenile literature.
Christmas stories.
Folklore -- Russia.
Christmas stories
Christmas stories.
Folklore -- Russia.
Christmas stories.
Folklore -- Russia.
Genre/Form Caldecott Medal Winner -- 1961.
Folk tales -- 1960.
Authors' presentation inscription (Provenance) -- Robbins -- 1960.
Illustrators' presentation inscription (Provenance) -- Sidjakov -- 1960.
Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1960.
Added Author Sidjakov, Nicolas, illustrator.
Sanks, Mary Clement. Composer.
Thomas, Edith Matilda, 1854-1925. Lyricist.
ISBN 039527673X (rnf.)
9780395276730 (rnf.)
0395426472 (pbk.)
9780395426470 (pbk.)

 
    
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