A Little Story About a Big Turnip

by Tatiana Zunshine, illustrated by Evgeny Antonenkov

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Debbie Jones, Mom to twins Laura and Natalie

I ordered the book and it came today. My three and a half year old twin daughters absolutely love it! As soon as we finished reading it tonight they flew upstairs to tell their Daddy all about the big "turn-up" and all about the people who helped to pull it out of the ground!

As a matter of fact, the book lead us on a little field trip today to the grocery store to buy a turnip! When Laura saw the turnip she said, "Mom, that's not a turnip! It's not big!" I guess now she thinks that all turnips are supposed to be so big that it takes several people to pull them out of the ground! Then my Natalie had to call her Dad on my cell phone from the grocery store and tell him that we bought a "turn-up". So you see, the book created a chance for the girls to learn about a new vegetable and then go shopping for one so they could see what a real turnip looks like. As a matter of fact we bought two! I'm even going to try find a recipe that I think the girls will enjoy and cook them. Plus, this whole "turnip" experience has brought much laughter to me as a Mom.

Anyway, just wanted to share with you what a truly fun and wonderful book this is. It also teaches that the concept of family teamwork gets the job done....with a lot of giggles in between!t.

Thank you, Tatiana Zunshine, for a book I know we will treasure!

 

Susan Epps Ward,  Mom to Dmitry and Andrei

My  boys also enjoyed the story. The illustrations are fabulous! Seeing the house in the story reminded me of all the country homes we saw while in Russia. Tatiana Zunshine has given our children a wonderful gift and I can't wait till she offers us more classic Russian stories for our library. I feel it is so important our children hold on to their Russian heritage and this is just one more way we can see these stories are passed down to their own children. Thank you!

 

Judy Kreger
I ordered your book as a gift for my daughter's third birthday.  She was born in Volgograd, Russia and adopted almost 2 years ago.  I am always looking for ways in which I can keep her heritage alive for her.  This is perfect.  The book arrived yesterday and I am so pleased.  It is an adorable book!  I would love to know when you publish others. Thanks so much for letting us know about this.

Treva Sanders, Mom to Kaylin Elizabeth 

The book is precious! We will be having our daughter's first "adoption birthday" in 2 weeks to celebrate her Russian heritage, this book will be our gift to her on this very first occasion.

Thank you.

Malcolm Young

A Little Story About a Big Turnip is one of the most beloved multicultrual children's stories passed down from generation to generation. This Children's book is a timeless treasure that beautifully retells the folklore story of a family working together. The illustrations are vividly done and bring this children's story to life as one of the great children's stories of all time. I would highly recommend this book as one of the best works of children's literature I have seen in some time.

Elain Farrara

The book is absolutely adorable!  Thank you so much.

My kids, Michael 24, Sasha 18, Yulia 16 and Lena 15 are all too old for this little book that will certainly become a classic children's book.  So, I plan to save it for my grandchildren!  I love it!!  I am so happy that you chose to allow the average family here in the US to benefit from the story.  How delightful!