Bony legs book

The book is about a witch named Bony Legs. She has a house standing on chicken legs. She likes to eat children.

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I can still hear the narrator's voice. Kiramke Jun 27, Dispatched by her mother to fetch a needle and thread, Sasha finds her way to the home of Bony-Legs, a terrible child-eating witch whose house in the forest rests on chicken feet. Here her actions in oiling the gate and feeding the dog and cat are repaid, as each aid her when she must escape the witch, intent on cooking her. Fleeing through the now silent gate, Sasha uses the mirror and comb given to her by the cat and dog to create obstacles for the witch - the mirror is transformed into a lake, the comb into a massive barrier - and thereby making it safely home Although author Joanna Cole does not include any author's note to that effect, Bony-Legs is a retelling of the classic Russian folktale of Baba Yaga and the Little Girl , which has many variants.

Bony legs book

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Joanna Cole , Dirk Zimmer Illustrator. The old witch Bony-legs captures Sasha and prepares to eat her, until three unlikely characters--a creaking gate, a skinny dog, and a melancholy cat--come to her rescue. Loading interface About the author. Joanna Cole books followers. Joanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school.

Sasha's aunt her mother never would have done such a thing! It is very fun to read aloud and the children enjoy hearing different bony legs book for the different characters.

Cole, Joanna. Published by Scholastic Paperbacks, Seller Rating:. Contact seller. Used - Softcover Condition: Fair. Within U.

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Bony legs book

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Joanna Cole , Dirk Zimmer Illustrator. The old witch Bony-legs captures Sasha and prepares to eat her, until three unlikely characters--a creaking gate, a skinny dog, and a melancholy cat--come to her rescue. Loading interface About the author. Joanna Cole books followers. Joanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B.

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Revised Edition. You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. Displaying 1 - 30 of reviews. I was torn in rating this, as I found it quite engaging, but was also genuinely irritated by the fact that Cole didn't include any mention of source material. No Jacket. I am absolutely loving every single Baba Yaga story I can get my hands on. Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee — Joanna Cole, in my opinion, is a brilliant author. Bony-Legs is an oldy but still a goody! I can still hear the narrator's voice. Fast Shipment. Community Reviews. What a joy! I liked how creative the little girl was to get away from the witch, and I thought that I taught a good lesson of kindness. Former library book; Readable copy.

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She has a house standing on chicken legs. There's minimal text on each page with illustrations on each page. Purchase will be processed in American Dollars. Recommended to early readers looking for deliciously creepy stories about witches. The details of the illustrations are also phenomenal, right down to the unnerving wallpaper in the witch's house. If you have a child named Sasha then I strongly suggest that you give her this book. Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks. Will she escape? Cole, Joanna. Follow Us Link to Facebook.