Ginsburg, Mirra

Overview

Works:	146 works in 595 publications in 5 languages and 33,193 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, Narrator, Other
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 )

34 editions published between 1974 and 2002 in English and Korean and held by 2,245 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 )

20 editions published between 1982 and 1991 in English and French and held by 2,115 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 2,020 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 )

28 editions published between 1980 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,967 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 1,184 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 1,170 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 1,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Two greedy bears by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

17 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and held by 961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A clever fox teaches two bears a lesson about greed

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

12 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 937 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 935 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

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 896 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

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

10 editions published between 1981 and 1989 in English and held by 880 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

Four brave sailors by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

8 editions published between 1987 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 789 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 676 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 660 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

Three rolls and one doughnut by Mirra Ginsburg( )

11 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and held by 551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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 504 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

The magic stove by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 504 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