Grandma Chickenlegs
By: Geraldine McCaughrean
Illustrated By: Moira Kemp
Carolrhoda Books
Copyright 2000
Traditional Genre Books
Grandma Chickenlegs
This is a fun Russian folktale of a young girl, Tatia whose stepmother sends her to get a sewing needle from Grandma Chickenlegs, while her father is away on work. While at Grandma Chickenleg's house, she is told by her doll, Drooga, that Grandma Chickenlegs is going to eat her. The animals at the house grow a liking for Tatia and help her escape. As she is running away from Grandma Chickenlegs, she finds her father. It ends with the father kicking the Stepmother and her daughters out of the house and spending the rest of his time with only Tatia.
I really enjoyed this story. I also thought that the illustrations in the book were fun, colorful, and made the characters in the story more interesting. It seemed like a different version of Hansel and Gretel to me because the wicked woman was going to eat the child that was sent away by the stepmother. I think that this would be a fun book for students to read and see if they recognize similarities in this story to others.
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