I-Know-Not-What, I-Know-Not-Where

by Eric A. Kimmel, Robert Sauber (Illustrator)

An archer overcomes the machinations of a cruel czar with the help of an enchanted dove.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Russia

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

Eric A. Kimmel is an American author of more than 150 children's books. His works include Caldecott Honor Book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman), Sydney Taylor Book Award winners The Chanukkah Guest and Gershon's Monster, and Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale.
Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New York and earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Lafayette College in 1967, a master's degree from New York University, and a PhD in Education from the University of Illinois in 1973. He taught at Indiana University at South Bend, and at Portland State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Education.
Kimmel lives with his wife, Doris, in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

[Beverly]

Chapter book length story; excellent retelling; lovely illustrations.

[Michelle Peters]

All the world is a narrow, narrow bridge.
A narrow, narrow bridge.
But most important of all is not to be afraid.
Never be afraid of anything.

Enchanting Russian Fairy Tale that included a beautiful talking dove, a giant talking cat, a witch called Baba Yaga, a tiny, green grandmother frog, the misguided Czar and Bakbu Bakbulich and, last but not least, Nobody.

Grabbed from the Swan library shelf just cause....

[K.]

As far as I know, this book contains many different Russian motifs spun together as a cohesive story. The illustrations enhance the beauty, elegance, and whimsy already present in the tales themselves.

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Same story as Oom Razoom, Or, Go I Know Not Where, Bring Back I Know Not What: A Russian Tale. Good story, mediocre illustrations.