The House with Chicken Legs

Wonderful story of a brave girl without adult help.

I enjoyed how I never could predict what was going to happen next nor how it would end. I would recommend this to someone who likes stories about people who grow and change and learn about themselves. You would also like this story if you like books that are a bit supernatural.

I really enjoyed this book because the characters are interesting and I’d like to live in a house with legs!

A unique read! A highly imaginative and emotionally mature modern fairytale. Best read by middle to upper KS2 (Years 4 - 6), addressing grief, destiny, and cross-cultural folklore.

I absolutely adored this book. I didn't really know much about the folklore it's based on before reading and I found it so fascinating that I read it in one go, it's just beautiful. It's one I'll keep for myself as it's for older readers than my current class, but I'm so glad I chose to read it. Poignant and philosophical, great plot twists, and maddeningly stubborn characters that you just have to keep reading about. Loved it.

A girl lived with her grandma it was a very sad story I liked Marinka the most because she always wanted New living friends it's interests me because it's a really sad story I would recommend this to a person who likes sad stories

2nd best book I have ever read

Brilliant, great pictures, emotional, I never knew what was coming next, unpredictable

I loved this book. I really enjoyed the fact that the house was able to move to different places whenever it wanted to! I also liked Anatoly's stories that he told to Marinka.

I loved this book. I didn't realise that the title referred to old Slavic tales about Yaga and initially was put off by the title. However, the setting and characters were really engaging. At times, it felt like a really cool ghost story, at other points and adventure story and at other times a story about friendship, family and dealing with expectations.

Very impressive

I absolutely loved House with Chicken Legs! It’s unlike any other book I’ve ever read. At first, I found the main character, Mariska, a bit ungrateful and selfish. But then I realised I was seeing her through adult eyes, not the way a child would. This really made me think! The story is quite sad in places, but it offers powerful messages about life and death that really resonate.
It took me a little while to get hooked, but about a quarter of the way through, I just couldn’t put it down! The writing is beautiful, and the tale gives a fantastic twist to the Baba Yaga folklore. If you’re looking for something different that’ll make you smile and maybe even shed a tear or two, then this powerful story is absolutely for you. Trust me, you won't regret diving into Mariska's world!

Some parts were sad some were scary it was a bit boring but I thought a lot what might happen next …

It was great

I love this book

Sophie Anderson is a good writer if there are anymore books written by Sophie Anderson I would love to know.

I would recommend this book to everybody

Great book with action packed scenes and fun characters!

Such a brilliant and different book this one is - reminded me of the film Coco in some ways from a few years ago.

I liked the house and the Yaga.

An imaginative tale with some unusual characters. The setting was able to change frequently which led to the main character's adventures. The personification was good and there were some good discussion points that would be appropriate for Y4 up.

I loved this book.
It had such a different theme than other books I have read before.
I really liked Benjamin as he was kind and friendly. He is also really good at drawing.
My favourite part is The Yaga celebration of bonding.
This book was sad at times, but full of joy along the way as well anger and frustration which Marinka showed throughout the book.
This is a must read

It was very good and it pulls you in to the other books that they write

I really loved this book as it was so meaningful and truly just AMAZING. I would recommend this book for older or just really advanced readers. This book is for advanced 9 to 13

I didn’t finish the book because I didn’t like the part at the end when the girl leaves the house there to dye but I really enjoyed the rest of it.

I loved it!

It’s really sad because Baba doesn’t come back.

Book had interesting title and story was odd but very sweet tail and magic and family focused

Very scary but exciting. It was about this girl that want a to be normal but her grandma wants her to guide the dead. then her grandma disappears and the girl has to take care of the running house and the dead. My favourite person is the girl because she has a strong heart and is independent. I would recommend this beautiful book with all my heart .

A story about a girl who knows she is different to everyone else, how she strives to be the 'same' and what it costs her. A valuable lesson about being careful what you wish for and having to live the the consequences of your actions.

I found this book very moving. Marinka's longing for connection with the living was effectively portrayed. I felt great empathy for Marinka; the author did a terrific job of putting you in Marinka's shoes and making you feel as conflicted as Marinka does over whether she must follow a path set out for her or follow her own desires. The final third of the book had me sobbing - not only while I was reading the story, but also as I was recounting it to my daughter later. The relationship between Marinka and the house was beautifully written. The sacrifices made by Yaga and the house really spoke to my experience of maternal love. I couldn't recommend this book enough.

A really imaginative and unusual story - not my usual genre but I really enjoyed this. Recommend to all.