Rights Information

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• Rightsholders: Nargis Gafurova and Anna Tiurina; crocus.publishers@gmail.com


• Ukrainian Book Institute: ubi@ubi.org.ua

Author Biography

Kateryna Mikhalitsyna is an award-winning Ukrainian writer, translator, and copyeditor, and a member of PEN Ukraine. She is the author of 14 books for children. Some of her books have been published in Braille for visually impaired readers, or turned into inclusive plays. Her books have been included into public school programs and several have been translated in different other languages. Kateryna has three children, two old cats and two bicycles, the second of which belongs to her husband. She’s a nature-lover and ‘go green’ type of person. Her books in our catalogue include Hoverla, Yakyv and the Wet Evening, and Who Grows in the Garden.

Svitlana Balukh is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator. Graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts. Lives in a small town near Carpathians. She illustrates mostly children's books since 2009, is fond of botanical illustration, travel, hiking and photography. She finds the greatest source of inspiration in nature and traditional culture.