Good fairy tales by Samuil Marshak—“The Cat’s House” and “The Little House”—take on a special sound in the performance of his grandson, Alexander Marshak. These stories are about the most important things: about a home that can become both refuge and challenge; about friendship tested for strength; about compassion that defeats indifference. Alexander Immanuilovich Marshak, a children’s writer and translator, reads these tales in a way that makes them feel warm and familiar, like a grandfather telling a story before bedtime—with a smile, with wisdom, and with that very tone we love so much.
Illustration: Alla Belova. ? Marshak (heirs)