Reviews

Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery Rhymes to Cheer You Right Up by Chris James, Ben Rosenfeld, Dov Smiley

kingjason's review

4.0

This book is wrong in so many ways, If you are easily shocked or offended then this is the perfect book for you. The colourful pictures make it ideal to read to your children.

I didn't laugh out loud whilst reading this, they were all quiet inside-my-head-chuckles... just in case the wife asked what I was laughing at.

My favourite has to be the boy who finds a machine gun in the woods.

marcuschoo's review

3.0

I've been on a bit of a Russian kick recently and this little book was a great way to practice reading the Cyrillic alphabet. The rhymes themselves are great examples of dark humour, but a lot of the jokes fell flat. They weren't even anti-jokes, just really, really bleak statements. I'd borrow this but not go out of my way to buy it.