Vasily and the Dragon: An Epic Russian Fairy Tale

by Simon Stern

A poor boy suffers murder attempts and other dangers at the hands of Marko the Rich, but lives to fulfill the prophecy at his that he would one day possess all Marko's wealth.

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1982

Reviews

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustrations by Simon Stern are beautiful, eccentric, and a little bit creepy -- exactly right for this story. And the story itself has everything: a greedy rich man, a poor boy, a mountain of gold, a cursed ferryman, a mysterious old woman, a castle, a dragon, and even St. Nicholas, in the guise of a beggar. It's a real shame the story is no longer in print.