Books like The Bun; A Tale from Russia by Marcia Brown

Name: The Bun; A Tale from Russia
Author: Marcia Brown

📘 The Bun; A Tale from Russia by Marcia Brown

The bun gets away from the old man and his wife, the hare, the wolf, and the bear, but the cunning fox poses a different problem.

First publish date: February 1972

Subjects: Folklore, Children's fiction, Folklore, russia (federation)

Authors: Marcia Brown

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Marcia Brown

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for The Bun; A Tale from Russia by Marcia Brown are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to The Bun; A Tale from Russia (18 similar books)

📘 The mitten

by Jan Brett

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (21 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The mitten

📘 Baboushka and the Three Kings

by Ruth Robbins

An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (3 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Baboushka and the Three Kings

📘 The Mitten

by Alvin Tresselt

It was the coldest day of the winter, and a little boy was trudging through the forest gathering firewood for his grandmother. "Bring back all you can find," the old woman had said as she sat knitting a pair of mittens. "The north wind blows cold, and we must have a good fire to keep us warm." - p. [1].

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Mitten

📘 The fool of the world and the flying ship

by Arthur Michell Ransome

When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The fool of the world and the flying ship

📘 Salt

by Harve Zemach

Ivan the Fool, youngest son of a merchant, barters the cargo of his ship for a princess and a fortune.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Salt

📘 My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world

by Rebecca Hourwich Reyher

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world

📘 Baboushka

by Arthur Scholey

An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Baboushka

📘 Seven Simeons

by Boris Artzybasheff

C.1 GIFT. 03-01-2011. $12.95.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Seven Simeons

📘 Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin

by Иван Алексеевич Бунин

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Collected Stories of Ivan Bunin

📘 Fairy tales of Eastern Europe

by Neil Philip

A collection of fairy tales from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, including "God's Cockerel" and "Cinder Jack."

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Fairy tales of Eastern Europe

📘 Russian fairy tales

by William Ralston Shedden Ralston

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Russian fairy tales

📘 The Firebird

by Demi

With the aid of his magical horse, Ptitsa, a young archer fulfills the increasingly difficult requests of Tsar Ivan and wins the hand of Princess Vassilissa.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Firebird

📘 Old Peter's Russian tales

by Arthur Michell Ransome

Includes twenty traditional tales told by Old Peter to his two grandchildren.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Old Peter's Russian tales

📘 The sea king's daughter

by Aaron Shepard

A talented musician from Novgorod plays so well that the Sea King wants him to marry one of his daughters.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The sea king's daughter

📘 The turnip

by Harriet Ziefert

One of an old man's turnips grows to such an enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, a little girl, a dog, a cat, and a mouse to pull it up.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The turnip

📘 The giant carrot

by Jan Peck

Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground. Includes a recipe for carrot pudding.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The giant carrot

📘 Daughter of the Forest

by Juliet Marillier

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Daughter of the Forest

📘 Russian Fairy Tales

by Alexander Afanasyev

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Russian Fairy Tales

Some Other Similar Books

Moscow Circus by Michael K. Frith
Baba Yaga and the Sorcerer by Karla Kuskin
The Firebird: Fairy Tales and Fables from Russia by Sergey Prokofiev
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome
The Little Rice Ball by Emma Carlson Berne
Russian Animal Tales by Veronica Zalanova

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!