Book Review

Title : Clever Katya

Retold by : Julia Donaldson

Illustrator : Jane Kochnewitz

Publisher : Ginn and Company

A tale from : Russia


Summary of the Story:

This story is about The Czar and the farmer's daughter, Katya. One day, The Czar was out of his palace. He felt hungry and asked the farmer for some bread. He liked the bread and wanted to see the wonderful baker that baked this bread. Katya, the farmer's daughter was a clever, beautiful and a good baker. The Czar tried many times to outsmart her but she was too clever for him. The Czar began to like her and asked her to married him. Katya agreed but with one permission which is , she will take anything she loved best in the palace whenever the Czar doesn't wants her in his palace anymore. The Czar promised her and they lived happily in the palace. One night, the Czar was in a bad mood and they quarrelled. The Czar told the soldiers to bring Katya back to her father. She packed up her things into a big chest and went home with her father. When she reached home, she opened the big chest and her father was surprised. Inside the chest, laid the Czar asleep. He woke up and was angry. Katya reminded him about his promised. The Czar was surprised and he promised he will never sent Katya back home again. He also admitted that Katya is the cleverest person in Russia and they lived happily ever after.

Which part do you like most?

The part I like the most in this story is when Katya opens the big chest because I didn't know that the Czar was in there. I thought inside the chest would be gold or any precious item in the palace. It really surprised me. Anyway, it was an interesting story.

What did you learn from the story?

I have learned that being a clever person is better than being a dumb person because when you know more things, you wouldn't been trick by other people.

Rate the book.

I rate the book 5/5 because I think it's an interesting book and everyone should read it to get more knowledge or know more about the story. It also teaches moral values which is very useful and we can gain new words from the book we read to use in our essay.