Written and illustrated by Natalia G. Toreeva, the creative new children's book Greg and the Sea Monster will delight your little ones with its thrilling watery adventures. Join Greg and his friends on their exciting journey as they learn an important lesson about loyalty and friendship that they will remember all their lives. Natalia Toreeva is an accomplished, award-winning artist whose works are in the collections of museums in Chicago and Russia. She has illustrated novels, poetry and children's books, and has contributed written works to a number of literary journals; she is a member of...

The Battle on the Kalinov-bridge retells an exciting Russian fairy tale as seen through the text and illustrations of Natalia G. Toreeva. However, she does not give a word-by-word translation of the tale. "In this story I have tried to stay close to the original, but I have attempted to tell the story by my own words and meanings, and to a contemporary audience." Normally Russian fairy tales were not written specifically for children or adults, so everyone could find their own meaning. While children may be fascinated by the adventures of boys battling several-headed serpents, adults would...