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This fable was masterfully written by Oscar Wilde. It's about kindness that goes a long way.
The tale starts with the giant who had a wonderful garden where children loved to play. One day the selfish giant made them all leave and built a wall around the garden. When spring came, everything blossomed but it was still winter in the garden. .
Spring passed. Summer passed. Fall passed. But it was still winter in the giant's garden... One morning the giant woke up hearing a singing bird. That morning children sneaked into the garden and "brought" a feel of spring with them... One little boy, however, was still stuck in the winter part of the garden and needed some help. See what the giant did, and what happened after...
Beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Russian artist Anastasia Arkhipova.
In Russian language. Large format. Hardcover. 32 pages.
Recommended for reading aloud to children age 4 to 7 and for independent young readers.
The book's Russian title is "Velikan, kotoryi dumal tol'ko o sebe".
Below is the book description in Russian language.
Великан, который думал только о себе.
Мудрая сказка гениального английского писателя Оскара Уайльда. В замечательном переводе Натальи Коробкиной.
... Каждый день после школы дети играли в чудесном саду Великана, но однажды хозяин вернулся и выгнал детей. Пришла весна, затем лето и осень. и лишь в саду у Великана, Который-Думал-Только-О-Себе, по-прежнему царствовала холодная и хмурая зима...
Издано в России. Увеличенный формат. Твердая обложка. 32 страницы. Великолепные цветные иллюстрации Анастасии Архиповой.
Рекомендуется для чтения вслух дошкольникам и самостоятельного чтения тем, кто старше.
