Childlit

[Charles Mills]

Dear Lauren (and list),

With regard to children's literature:

Eloise Boyle and Genevra Gerhart (eds.)'s brand new The Russian Context
(Slavica Press, 2001) a chapter by Valentina Zaitseva on just this sort of
thing: the kind of literature every Russian can be assumed to know from
childhood on up, including foreign authors.  I imagine this is only the first
of many e-mails to make reference to this book as the answer to all our ills in
the future, and highly recommend it to everyone.  It does for "high" culture
what The Russian's World did for "low", and comes with a CD (readings, music,
songs, paintings, photographs, sound bites, etc.) to boot.  Get yours while
they're still piping hot!  (This is not a paid endorsement, although I wish it
were--hint hint.)

Sincerely,

Charles Mills
Knox College

Lauren Leighton wrote:

> I would appreciate any and all recommendations of appropriate readings in
> English translation of Russian children's literature (skazki, byliny, Krylov
> Chukovsky, Marshak. . . .) The recommendations are for American families who
> do not know Russian, have adopted Russian children, and wish to do what they
> can to encourage and, as far as possible, develop their children's knowledge
> of and connection with their native culture. I would also appreciate any
> advice you might give me that I may pass on to these parents. Surely there
> must be something for them comparable to Lynn Visson's Wedded Strangers for
> Russian-American marrieds. Thank you.
>
> Lauren G. Leighton

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