Ginsburg, Mirra

Overview

Works:	143 works in 607 publications in 6 languages and 33,095 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Stories in rhyme Humor Folklore Folk tales Illustrated works Satirical literature Big books Picture books
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 fatal eggs", a comparison of two translations by Amy Dickerman( )
Mirra Ginsburg papers by Mirra Ginsburg( )
Papers by Mirra Ginsburg( )
The melting pot : Russian Jewish New York( )

Most widely held works by Mirra Ginsburg

Mushroom in the rain by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

36 editions published between 1972 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 2,242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Across the stream by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

20 editions published between 1982 and 1991 in English and French and held by 2,114 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 )

51 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hatched at the same time, the chick is successful at imitating the duck until the latter goes for a swim

Good morning, chick by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

28 editions published between 1980 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,959 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

The Chinese mirror by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

7 editions published between 1987 and 1998 in English and held by 1,180 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

Clay boy by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

6 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and Japanese and held by 1,168 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

Asleep, asleep by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 1,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Two greedy bears by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

18 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and held by 958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A clever fox teaches two bears a lesson about greed

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

13 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

8 editions published between 1982 and 2000 in English and Japanese and held by 931 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 )

18 editions published between 1981 and 2016 in English and Chinese and held by 904 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 894 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 )

9 editions published between 1987 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four mice are brave sailors who fear nothing except the cat

Three kittens by V Suteev( Book )

11 editions published between 1973 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 672 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

10 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and held by 659 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 624 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

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

5 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

The magic stove by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An old man, his wife, and their rooster enjoy the delicious pies their magic stove bakes for them, until a greedy king comes to visit

The strongest one of all : based on a Caucasian folktale by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

10 editions published between 1977 and 1990 in English and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A lamb asks the ice, sun, cloud, rain, earth, and grass who is the strongest one of all and reaches a surprising conclusion

Three rolls and one doughnut by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide