A gentle, nearsighted peasant girl rescues the legendary Baba Babochka and is rewarded with a magic babushka that enables her to create beautiful "pysanky," or decorated eggs.

"Lorrie Popow has been an egg artist for almost 60 years. Through the years, she has won many awards for her egg artwork. She has represented the state of Arkansas at The White House Visitor's Center with her egg art. Lorrie has earned the prestigious Master of Egg Art title from IEAG (International Egg Art Guild) for her work in filigree, decoupage, etched and pysanky. She also has had the honor of serving as the 2015 Arkansas Living Treasure sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council. This is Lorrie's fifth book on egg art. Lorrie co-created the Incredible Eggs Facebook group, where egg artists share photos of their pysanky and batik-style eggs. Her YouTube channel can be found at youtube.com/lorriepopow and her website at lorriepopow.com. Lorrie lives with her husband, Tom, in the Hot Springs, Arkansas area." -- p. [4] of cover.

When a young girl learns that her grandmother's hands have grown too shaky to make pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), she learns the art herself, hoping to heal her grandmother's heart. The book explains the method for making pysanky, as well as a bit about the history, symbolism and tradition behind the craft. At the end of the book there are two pages explaining the meanings of pysanky symbols in the borders of illustrations. There is also a page at the end with a pronunciation guide and several links to sites related to pysanky.

Old Babushka, known throughout all of Moskva for her beautifully painted eggs, is preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival when she takes in an injured goose. She names the goose Rechenka, and they live happily together until one day when Rechenka accidentally overturns a basket, breaking all of Babushka's lovingly crafted eggs. But the next morning Babushka has a surprise awaiting her in the basket. She cries: "A miracle!" It is one of many in this charmingly told tale of friendship and caring. With vibrant illustrations, Patricia Polacco has joyously re-created the flavor of Old Moscow and its festivals. The eggs, stunningly colored and intricately designed, are authentic reproductions of eggs painted in the Ukrainian style. Rechenka's Eggs is a timeless story of classic beauty.

Lorrie and Donna have loved and respected the Ukrainian egg art known as pysanky for most of their lives. Pysanky and More is a follow up to their Beginner Pysanky publication. Text and full-color photos will guide you through several techniques that have developed from the traditional art of pysanky. These include creating jewelry, mosaics, ornaments, working with exotic eggs, ink dyeing, etching, and more.

Revised January 2021 to correct a few page references.Create your own original egg designs!This egger's resource contains hundreds of ingredients to mix and match. It was written for the egg artist who:* seeks inspiration to build their own designs* would like to expand their knowledge and understanding of geometric egg designs* is familiar with the batik egg-making processWith hundreds of motifs and full instructions for over 30 divisions, this book will allow you to create an endless number of original designs. Happy egging!Revised January 2021