Don't Pull the Cat by the Tail

In the latest collection of poems from the series “Reading, Learning, Laughing,” children's writer and poet Yulia Vesova introduces kids to various idioms of the Russian language. The characters of the lively poems pull the cat by the tail, lay a pig, and also hang their noses, lose their heads, and come out dry from the water. How is this possible? Understanding the convoluted language of adults and figuring out the meanings of winged expressions will be helped by the author's accessible explanations. The illustrations by Anna Kulikova, filled with humor and funny details, make reading incredibly engaging.