Ginsburg, Mirra

Overview

Works:	188 works in 693 publications in 9 languages and 31,575 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Picture books Stories in rhyme Satirical literature History Folk literature Humor Satire Big books
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Creator, Other, Narrator
Classifications:	PZ8.1.G455, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mirra Ginsburg

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

42 editions published between 1972 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 2,161 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? Vividly colored humorous pen-and-ink illustrations greatly enhance the simple tale of an ant who takes shelter under a small mushroom during a downpour

Across the stream by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

26 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,998 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 1,888 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 )

36 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,867 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 1,129 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 )

9 editions published between 1987 and 1998 in English and held by 1,096 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 972 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 )

16 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two greedy bears by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

17 editions published between 1976 and 2000 in English and held by 904 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 865 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 )

12 editions published between 1981 and 1989 in English and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

7 editions published between 1975 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 821 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 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four mice are brave sailors who fear nothing except the cat. Suggested level: junior

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

12 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 583 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( )

10 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and held by 529 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

In this absurdly comical story which can also be read as a parable of the Russian Revolution, a world famous Moscow professor transplants a human male's testicles and pituitary gland into a stray dog, creating a worryingly human animal

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 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Three kittens by V Suteev( Book )

7 editions published between 1973 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three playful kittens change colors as they chase a mouse, a toad, and a fish

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

10 editions published between 1980 and 1982 in 4 languages and held by 470 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