Moscow: Ripol Classic, 2010, 36 pages, hardcover, large format, illustrated (Masterpieces of Book Illustrations - for Children) 978-5-386-01828-3 In Russian. Illustrations by G.SpirinSpirin brings his lush, luminous art to the Russian master's strange tale of a lost dog. Rescued by a stranger, Kashtanka is brought to a new home, which she shares with a goose, white cat and pig - all performers in a circus. The dog, too, begins to learn tricks and games, but the novelty of her new life is tempered by her nostalgia for her first home, with a cabinetmaker's family. When the cabinetmaker and his son attend the circus on the night of Kashtanka's debut, the dog must choose her destiny.
