About the book: 2016 / Everyone has long known and loved the wonderful works of the writer Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak. There is no need to introduce his textbook stories about animals, “Alyonushka’s Tales”: both preschoolers and schoolchildren “go through” them. Our book will give children and adults a unique opportunity to read them with modern comments, find answers to the most frequently asked questions and take a fresh look at the natural world around us!