Children's & YA

Description

The dog Zhuka lives at a gas station with her brother Sirius.
They are fed by a nice woman, but one day she disappears. Miserable times await the dogs, because winter is coming, and workers at the gas station decide to get rid of them and take them out as soon as possible. Who knows what would have happened to them if one day a car with a family didn’t stop on the roadside and gave them shelter and love. The story told by Zhuka – the first picture book by the Ukrainian illustrator Grasya Oliyko – is an ingenuous and moving story that will touch the strings of both children’s and adult’s hearts.

 

From 3 to 6 years, 799 words

Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko;  ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

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Author Biography

Grasya Oliyko was Born in Kyiv on July 21, 1988. She originally studied linguistics. After working in the travel sector, she finally realized her true calling in illustration. She completed her studies at the NTUU KPI Institute of Publishing and Printing in Kyiv, Ukraine (under Kostya Lavro). She illustrates books for children and works with The Old Lion Publishing House, Ababahalamaha Publishing House, Crocus publishing, Flying Eye Books, Ranok, and other publishers.  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. 
The story told by Zhuka is Grasya Oliyko first picture book. She also wrote A Dress for Mary, available on our catalogue, along with two other books illustrated by her: My Mommiest Mommy and Yakyv and the Wet Evening.


 

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher The Old Lion Publishing House
  • Publication Date January 2020
  • Orginal LanguageUkrainian
  • ISBN/Identifier 9786176796107
  • Publication Country or regionUkraine
  • Pages36
  • ReadershipChildren
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleІсторія, яку розповіла Жука
  • Dimensions254 x 254 mm
  • Illustration4+4 CMYK

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