My Baba Yaga kick continues. Any other good Baba Yaga books y'all can recommend? To be fair, I initially picked this up because I will now auto-read anything Emily Carroll illustrates. 
 Masha, a sullen pre-teen/teen, sees an ad in the paper for worked needed at Baba Yaga's place. She grew up on Baba Yaga stories from her grandmother and knows that Baba Yaga likes tricksy little girls who can outsmart her. Even if it doesn't go well, it's better than getting to know her new step-mom. She runs off to the woods and uses skills learned from her grandmother (who is recently deceased and happened to be one of those tricksy little girls once upon a time) to outwit Baba Yaga, much to the crone's delight. You're really getting three stories and artwork styles here, making this well worth your while. There's Masha's current predicament, told in bold oranges and popping purples. The colors here make the pages look good enough to eat. Masha often thinks back to the stories told by her grandmother. Old world borders and picture book simplicity set the tone for the tales. Finally, Masha often flashes back to the time spent with her grandmother following the death of Masha's mother. The muted colors and smudgy coloring make these sections feel reminiscent of rifling through a stack of old photographs, heavy with details and memory. Masha's story isn't so much one of lost innocence as it is of her learning to find her way now that she's beginning to heal. 
 I wish that there had been slightly more story, but I don't know, maybe that's the useful thing about intentionally vague details. The reader can fill in their own background and find a connection that way. Baba Yaga's Assistant is well worth your time.