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Baba Yaga’s Assistant

Books: Graphic Novel | Fantasy | YA

Baba Yaga’s Assistant (2015) 

Baba Yaga’s Assistant (2015) Marika McCoola and Emily Carroll

Baba Yaga's Assistant

Everyone knows about Baba Yaga.

She flies with a mortal and pestle.

She eats misbehaving children.

She has the best house.

Baba Yaga's Assistant panel

After Masha’s mother died, her grandmother baked cookies and loved her. And told her stories about Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga's Assistant panel

But then her grandmother died, and Masha felt alone.

When her father decided to remarry, Masha decide she’d apply for the job of Baba Yaga’s Assistant (as advertised in the newspaper).

Baba Yaga's Assistant panel

The story is of Masha’s trials in her quest to become Baba Yaga’s assistant, calling on the memories of the stories her grandmother told her of the Russian witch.

It’s lovely.

Characters: Masha Martin, Baba Yaga, Irina Otelsberg, Danielle Morgan

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Rating: 8.5/10