The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

An audiobook, read by Katherine Press, is available from Audible.

“Utterly magical and highly original.” The Bookseller, Children’s Book of the MonthĪvailable from all good bookshops, including Waterstones, Blackwells, and Hive. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. The House with Chicken Legs Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. “A thoughtfully crafted, macabre masterpiece.” School Library Journal, starred review Twelve-year-old Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. A breathtaking reimagining of the Russian fairy tale of Baba Yaga, The House with Chicken Legs is the award-winning, spellbinding story of one girls. The House With Chicken Legs review inventive folk tale is in fine feather Home, Manchester Sophie Anderson’s novel about a ‘yaga’ ushering the newly dead to the next world is put on its. “Heartbreaking, uplifting, and absolutely beautiful.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review Two or three times a year, without warning, it stands up inthe middle of the night and walks away from where weve been living. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. The only people Marinka meets are dead, and they disappear when her grandmother, Baba Yaga, guides them through The Gate. Marinka wants to change her destiny, but her house has other ideas… Twelve-year-old Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. Internal illustrations by Elisa Paganelli. Shortlisted for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the British Book Awards Children’s Fiction Book Of The Year, the Branford Boase Award, and the Blue Peter Book Award.Ĭover illustration by Melissa Castrillón.

The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson