Ginsburg, Mirra

Overview

Works:	179 works in 683 publications in 8 languages and 32,077 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Stories in rhyme Picture books History Folk tales Humor Satirical literature Satire Folklore
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Other, Narrator, Creator
Classifications:	PZ8.1.G455, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mirra Ginsburg

The fatal eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov( Book )
The melting pot : Russian Jewish New York( )
"The fatal eggs", a comparison of two translations by Amy Dickerman( )
Mirra Ginsburg papers by Mirra Ginsburg( )
Papers by Mirra Ginsburg( )

Most widely held works by Mirra Ginsburg

Mushroom in the rain by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

40 editions published between 1972 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 2,177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when originally there was room only for the ant?

Across the stream by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

25 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A hen and three chicks are saved from a bad dream by a duck and three ducklings

The chick and the duckling by V Suteev( Book )

46 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in English and held by 1,928 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hatched at the same time, the chick does fine imitating the duckling until the latter goes for a swim

Good morning, chick by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

34 editions published between 1980 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 1,909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When he tries to imitate a rooster, a newly-hatched chick falls in a puddle

Clay boy by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

7 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 1,149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat

The Chinese mirror by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

8 editions published between 1987 and 1998 in English and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of a traditional Korean tale in which a mirror brought from China causes confusion within a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger

Asleep, asleep by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

4 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 991 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Everything everywhere is asleep except for the wind and one wakeful child

The dragon : fifteen stories by Evgeniĭ Ivanovich Zami︠a︡tin( Book )

13 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two greedy bears by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

19 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A clever fox teaches two bears a lesson about greed

The sun's asleep behind the hill by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

6 editions published between 1982 and 2000 in English and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sun, the breeze, the leaves, the bird, the squirrel, and the child all grow tired after a long day and go to sleep

Where does the sun go at night? by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

11 editions published between 1981 and 1989 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Every night the sun goes to the house of his grandma, the deep blue sky, is tucked in bed by his grandpa, the wind, and is awakened the following day by the morning

How the sun was brought back to the sky by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

8 editions published between 1975 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After the sun fails to shine for the third day, three chicks go in search of it with the help of their animal friends

Four brave sailors by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

10 editions published between 1987 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four mice are brave sailors who fear nothing except the cat

The fatal eggs, and other Soviet satire by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

10 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and held by 654 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three kittens by V Suteev( Book )

12 editions published between 1973 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 628 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Records the adventures of three playful kittens

The king who tried to fry an egg on his head by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

4 editions published between 1992 and 1994 in English and held by 597 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A poor and foolish king marries off his three daughters to the Sun, the Moon, and the Raven and then tries to copy their special talents

Three rolls and one doughnut : fables from Russia by Mirra Ginsburg( )

12 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and held by 539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of brief tales, riddles, and fables from various parts of Russia

The heart of a dog by Mikhail Bulgakov( Book )

10 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in English and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This hilarious, brilliantly inventive novel by the author of The Master and Margarita tells the story of a scroungy Moscow mongrel named Sharik. Thanks to the skills of a renowned Soviet scientist and the transplanted pituitary gland and testes of a petty criminal, Sharik is transformed into a lecherous, vulgar man who spouts Engels and inevitably finds his niche in the bureaucracy as the government official in charge of purging the city of cats

How Wilka went to sea, and other tales from west of the Urals by Mirra Ginsburg( )

6 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of ten traditional Finno-Ugric and Turkic tales representing nine separate cultures of the Soviet Union

The night it rained pancakes : adapted from a Russian folktale by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

12 editions published between 1980 and 1982 in 4 languages and held by 483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Because he wants to keep the pot of gold he found, Ivan must outwit the lord of the manor who wants the gold for himself