When a barber finds the nose of one of his clients in a loaf of bread baked by his wife, strange events ensue as the client tries to get his nose back. At the same time, in another part of the city, the Deputy Inspector of Reindeer awoke and looked in the mirror–only to find a totally empty spot where his nose should have been.
Related: Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia
- ISBN: 9780688104641
- Authors: Cowan, Catherine; Gogol, Nikolai
- Illustrator: Hawkes, Kevin
- Published: 1994
- Themes: Humor, satire
- Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia