From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You Mr. Falker and Pink and Say. Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love. Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in and Polacco s richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color. -- Booklist A warm lively tale neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco s usual energetic action bright folk patterns and affectionate characterizations. --Kirkus Reviews