[Katya and the Bear Cubs]. Katya u Medvezhat.

Illustrations by V. Arnold and L. Zuzin.
Text by N. Sakonskaia.

Moskva, Narkomzdrav SSSP Tsentral'nyi Institut Sanitarkogo Prosveshceniia, 1943.
Oblong 16mo, 18 pp., photo ill.

In original pictorial wrappers.
In good condition, wear to wrappers, losses to last page/back cover, owner mark to p. 2.

Rare wartime edition (signed for printing on April 25, 1943).

Katya, a little girl, teaches two untidy teddy bears how to keep house and take care of their health through baths, tooth-brushing, calisthenics, good food, sleep, and wholesome outdoor activities. 
This unique edition was published by the People's Commissariat for Health. It is illustrated with photographs of a doll and two teddy bears created by the revolutionary activist and later filmstrip creator Vera Arnold (1877-1963).

OCLC locates two copies of this edition: in the Princeton University Library and the Vassar College Library.