Rights Information

If you need further information or review copies (digital) of the book, please contact:

• Rightsholder: Nargis Gafurova and Anna Tiurina, crocus.publishers@gmail.com


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

Author Biography

Halyna Kyrpa (born 1950) – poet (author of several books of collected poetry and children’s books), prose-writer, interpreter (translates from German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Bielorussian languages into Ukrainian). She was born in the Kyiv region. Graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv. She worked in publishing houses and editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. Literary Awards: The Ivan Ohienko Award (1996), Publishers' Forum President's Award (2004), Svitoslov Award (2005), Maksym Rylsky Award for the best literary translations from the Scandinavian languages into Ukrainian (2007), Crystal bird Award (2011), Oleny Pchilky (2016), Andersen's Honor List for the translation of Ulf Stark's book Dårfinkar & dönickar (2011), Royal Order of the Polar Star (Stockholm, 2019). Нalуna Kyrpa's works were translated into Albanian, English, Belarusian, Polish, German, Croatian, French, Swedish.

Grasya Oliyko studied Fine Arts and Book Graphics at the Institute of Publishing and Printing at NTUU KPI in Kyiv, Ukraine. She illustrates books for children and works with The Old Lion Publishing House, Ababahalamaha Publishing House, Crocus publishing, Flying Eye Books, Ranok and other publishing houses. Halyna Malyk’s picture book Pirate Route (The Old Lion Publishing House), illustrated by Grasya, received the Picture Book of the Year 2019 award according to Barabuka Top. A story by Olha Rusina illustrated by her was shortlisted for the BBC Book of the Year 2019 award. She is the author of the picture book The Story Told by Zhuka (The Old Lion Publishing House), about two stray dogs finding a new home - which is available on our catalogue as well as A Dress for Mary. Yakyv and the Wet Evening, another book illustrated by Grasya, is also available on our catalogue. Grasya loves animals and has two dogs and two cats that used to be homeless.