Russian Books for Kids
Every Karawojo book on this page is bilingual: Russian and English appear together, so a child can meet the language alongside the one they already read, and an adult who speaks only one of the two can still read the whole book aloud.
There are two quite different kinds of book here — alphabet and activity books for ages 3–5, and the illustrated Birchwood Tales storybooks for ages 3–8.
How the bilingual format works
In the alphabet and activity books, Russian leads. The Cyrillic letter is the large line a child traces and the Russian picture-word sits with it; the English appears smaller alongside. A book called Russian Alphabet for Kids should read Russian-first, so it does — the English is there to support the adult and the child, not to take the page.
In the Birchwood Tales storybooks, the whole story appears in both languages on every page, in full — not a word-for-word gloss, but a proper read-aloud retelling in each language. One parent can read it in English and a grandparent in Russian, from the same open book.
Perfect for
- Russian-speaking families raising children abroad
- Heritage-language reading at home
- Grandparents who read to grandchildren in Russian
- Households where the adults speak different languages
- Children meeting the Cyrillic alphabet for the first time
Alphabet & activity books
Ages 3–5 — letter tracing, numbers, mazes, shapes and coloring.
Russian + EnglishAges 3–5Russian Alphabet for Kids
Activity Book — Transport: Trace Letters А–Я, Numbers & Coloring (Ages 3–5)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–5Russian Alphabet for Kids
Activity Book — Safari Animals: Trace Letters А–Я, Numbers & Coloring (Ages 3–5)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–5Russian Alphabet for Kids
Activity Book — Mermaids & Ocean: Trace Letters А–Я, Numbers & Coloring (Ages 3–5)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–5Russian Alphabet for Kids
Activity Book — Dinosaurs: Trace Letters А–Я, Numbers & Coloring (Ages 3–5)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–5Russian Alphabet for Kids
Activity Book — Space: Trace Letters А–Я, Numbers & Coloring (Ages 3–5)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–5Russian Alphabet for Kids
Russian Alphabet Activity Book for Kids — Unicorns & Fairies (Ages 3–5)
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Кто мы
KARAWOJO — это семья. Буквально: KA — Кадрия, RA — Райланд, WO — Вулфред, JO — Джо.
Кадрия выросла в России среди маминых работ: Баба Зи рисует всю свою жизнь, и краски, кисти и незаконченные наброски были обычной частью детства. Джо — американец, говорит по-испански и после университета много путешествовал, в том числе подолгу жил в Колумбии. Их мальчишки растут там, где рядом звучат английский, русский и испанский, — и во многом вдохновляют то, что мы делаем.
Мы выпускаем двуязычные книжки с картинками, славянские сказки, развивающие книги для малышей и подробные раскраски для взрослых.
Четыре имени. Одна семья. Бесконечные миры, которые хочется открывать.
The Birchwood Tales — illustrated storybooks
Ages 3–8 — classic Slavic folk tales, both languages on every page.
Russian + EnglishAges 3–8Kolobok
A Bilingual English–Russian Picture Book (A Birchwood Tale)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–8Teremok
The Little House — A Bilingual English–Russian Picture Book (A Birchwood Tale)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–8Repka
The Giant Turnip — A Bilingual English–Russian Picture Book (A Birchwood Tale)
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Russian + EnglishAges 3–8Ryaba
The Golden Egg — A Bilingual English–Russian Picture Book (A Birchwood Tale)
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