
Ogburn recently received her 15-minutes of fame when Daniel Pinkwater read the text of her most recent book, The Bake Shop Ghost, on the Weekend Edition - Saturday program on National Public Radio. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. This talented duo has created a modern classic that honors its folklore heritage while depicting a world in which a girl can be anything, including a hero. Ogburn's enchanting original tale were inspired by Russian folk art and stories. But will the combined effort of her courage and the mysterious nesting doll be strong enough to prevail? Laurel Long's radiant paintings and Jacqueline K. Armed with only the magic nesting doll and her own valiant heart, she is determined to succeed. Katya knows that it's up to her to rescue the prince and undo the evil spell that has banished the sun. After that the magic will be gone." A wicked spell has changed a handsome young prince to a pale glassy figure made of "living ice," and his kingdom to a frozen landscape of night without moon, darkness without dawn. "If your need is great, open the doll and help will come.

Katya's grandmother took a little matryoshka, a nesting doll, out of a small box.
