Why a Booktrail?
The magic of the Russian nesting dolls….
The Magic Nesting Doll
Why a Booktrail?
The magic of the Russian nesting dolls….
What you need to know before your trail
Katya’s grandmother took a little matryoshka, a nesting doll, out of a small box. “If your need is great, open the doll and help will come. But you may only do so three times. After that the magic will be gone.”
A wicked spell changes a handsome young prince to a pale glassy figure made of “living ice,” and freezes his kingdom to a frozen landscape. Katya knows that it’s up to her to rescue the prince and undo the evil spell that has banished the sun.
Will she and the magic of the nesting dolls be enough to save the day?
Travel Guide
Russian nesting dolls
The matryoshka or Russian nesting doll,was developed in the 1890s by a group of fine artists and craftsmen interested in Russian folk art, known as the Mamontov iCrcle. A combinations of the traditional crafts of nested wooden objects and fine enamel painting, the first matryoshka was designed by artist SV Malyutin and crafted by master toy maker V Zvezdochkin.
The dolls soon became enormously popular and adopted a symbol of “Mother Russia,” (Matryoshka means “Little mother”) They’re turned from a single piece of wood, usually birch or lime, and often painted with scenes from Russian fairy tales, with a different image on each figure
The author took the intrigue of these figures to create a magical helper in the story.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Magic Nesting Doll
Author/Guide: Jacqueline K Ogburn Destination: Russia Departure Time: Timeless
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