Baboushka and the Three Kings

illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov, written by Ruth Robbins, and published by Parnassus

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About

Baboushka and the Three Kings is an old Russian Christmas folk tale in which the three kings ask, Baboushka, the old woman, to join them in their search for the Child.

Awards Won

Title Year
Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott and is intended to create more abundant and joyful life in pictures for children. It is awarded to the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States during the year, and shall be awarded to the artist whether or not he be author of the text.
 1961 - Winner(s)