Meet Yasha, whose beard grows down to the ground and keeps growing, and an old babushka who lives in a boot with too many children. Beloved storyteller Patricia Polacco draws from her Russian heritage to retell folktales and rhymes from Mother Goose, Aesop, and Ukrainian folklore that reflect the heart and homeland of her storyteller grandmother, her Babushka. As in all her work, Polacco's enchanting patterns and bold colors provide the perfect match for the stories and rhymes.

Day -- Yasha -- Three babushkas -- Diadushka planted a turnip -- Diadushka's nonsense song -- Nina's kittens -- The clay pot -- The little angel -- Klootchka Plootchka -- Misha's goat -- Matroishka -- Fox and crane -- Svetlana's pancakes -- Billy Goat -- Babushka's boot -- 1, 2, button my shoe -- The train to Ivanovo -- Birthday -- A little pony -- A windy day -- The crab, the fish, and the crane -- The traveler -- The golden child -- Day ending.