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    • Short stories (Children's/YA)x
    • Trusted Partner
      Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2021

      Hide and Seek with Death.

      by Anna Yamchuk, Anna Tarnovetska, Natalia Herasym, Mykola Kushnir

      The plot is based on the real-life stories of four witnesses of the Holocaust, who experienced it as children. Elements of a graphic novel are used to reflect the drama of the events in the book. To better understand all the nuances of this difficult topic, young readers are assisted by special guides (through the pages of the book), whose roles are played by real-life people Erika Grigorchuk and Oleksiy Fisyuk. The guides are young men and women currently living in a town of Chernivtsi, where the historical events took place. A large group of editors and illustrators worked on the book, and famous Chernivtsi artist Anna Tarnovetska is among them.

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      Children's & YA

      Mommies!

      by Richa Jha and Priya Sebastian

      Mommies come in all shapes and sizes but that is not all, they come packed with all sorts of personalities too. The narrative of Mommies challenges the norm of reducing an independent, unique being to gender and just the title of a ‘Mom’, and explores beyond the conventional views of what motherhood should be. Richa Jha delivers a strong statement through the purity of a child’s voice and forges a bond between all the vastly different mothers from across the globe, united by their love for their child. Priya Sebastian’s artwork reflects the depth of a simple narrative and manages to capture the diverse beauty of each and every figure of motherhood.

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      Children's & YA
      2018

      The Birthday of the Fir Tree

      by Oksana Bula (Author), Oksana Bula (Illustrator)

      All trees are born in summer. Fir trees are among them. The Fir tree Tukoni makes sure that they grow and get stronger for the winter. However, one tree sprouts in the middle of winter, and no one knows exactly where it will appear. No one except the partridge Tukoni. Yet, when this special tree is born, all the forest inhabitants celebrate its arrival. After all, this happens on a special day - the birthday of all the kind spirits of the forest: the Tukoni! This magnificent picture-book by famous Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula will invite young readers to a winter fairy tale and will teach children to care for nature together with the kind forest creatures, the Tukonis. From 3 to 6 years, 151 words Rightsholders: ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

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      Picture books, activity books & early learning material
      2016

      Bear Does Not Want to Sleep

      by Oksana Bula

      Like every year, at the end of the autumn the bear was going to go to sleep. He doing his final preparations and was waiting for Tukoni, who was to help him to settle down in his den. However, the bear met the bison, who told him about animals who do not hibernate and have fun in the winter forest . And how can the bear go to sleep after this?

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      Children's & YA
      2016

      Bison Looks for a Nest

      by Oksana Bula (Author), Oksana Bula (Illustrator)

      Once upon a time a bison met a bear. Winter was coming and he asked the bear where he could get food since everything was covered with snow. The bear answered that he didn’t eat in the winter. Instead he usually went into a deep sleep. Every year at the same time the Tukonis, the magical forest inhabitants, would put him to sleep in a den and wake him up at springtime. The bison was amazed. He had never slept all though the winter and couldn’t even imagine that other animals did. How wonderful it would be to sleep in a cozy nest rather than roam around in the snow searching for food! The bison decided that the Tukonis should put him to bed as well. From 3 to 6 years, 407 words Rightsholders: ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

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      Fantasy & magical realism (Children's/YA)
      2021

      Kotyhoroshka. The Tangled Tales

      by Valentyna Vzdulska, Oksana Luschevska

      Modern authors often return to fairy tales to rethink them and create new texts that are the same tales, but in a new interpretation. Kotygoroshko comprises eight intricate fairy tales by Ukrainian female authors of children's books. Anastasia Lavrenishyna tells an alternative story of Kolobok, Halyna Tkachuk introduces readers to Olenka the Serpent, and Oksana Lushchevska tells the story of Marie, a wise girl with a high IQ. In her tale, Alina Stefan travels to the planet 581g to meet with Kira the Lame Duck, and Mia Marchenko takes her readers to Kiev Podil, where Mykyta the Tanner and Princess Anna save the city. Valentina Vzdulska will tell you the new story of Sirko and the Wolf, and Sasha Kochubey will introduce to you the new character of Kotygoroshko. Finally, there is Anya Khromova's parable about the heart in an iron chest.

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      Short stories (Children's/YA)
      2021

      Myroslava and Others From Our Yard

      by Olha Kupriyan

      Myroslava and Others from Our Courtyard'' by Olha Kupriyan is a funny and sincere story for young readers about all those miracles and ups and downs that happen to us only in childhood, when you are ten and the holidays are the whole life lasting a summer! Mykyta and Myroslava are friends, they squabble and reconcile again, learn to earn their first money by walking the Baba Sonya’s dog or little Zlata, try to summon the Rubber Booty... And they also share all the joys and sorrows, they know how to enjoy small things, such as a piece of the Dream airplane in the sky!

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      Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2018

      Glasses and a Dwarf Rabbit

      by Olha Kupriyan

      Glasses and a Dwarf Rabbit is a good opportunity to think about our similarities and differences. Everyone lives in a unique and interesting world of their own and at the same time can relate to the situations that others are going through. We experience similar situations or read about them in books, and while reading, we worry and smile along with the characters.

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      Children's & YA
      2015

      A Coin

      by Anna Khromova (Author), Anna Sarvira (Illustrator)

      Little Romko lost his coin but he was not upset for long, since he acquired something much more valuable. This Ukrainian-English bilingual board book tells the story of the extraordinary in everyday life and shows how a bit of humour and imagination can turn a perfectly ordinary day into something unusual. From 3 to 6 years, 1686 words (English and Ukrainian bilingual edition) Rightsholders: Oksana Lushcevska, olushchevska@gmail.com

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      Children's & YA
      2022

      A Tale of The Black Square

      by Maria Bilinska (Author), Maria Bilinska (Illustrator)

      Where do artists get ideas for their paintings? The answer is obvious – objects, people, events – everything that surrounds us and that acquires new meanings in the eyes of the creator. In A Tale of the Black Square we are introduced to the world of Kazimir Malevich, and learn how the artist invented a simple geometric figure known all over the world, by rejecting the excesses of forms and colors, cutting off everything superfluous. A Tale of the Black Square is a story about paying attention to even the simplest, most banal things because they might suddenly inspire you to create. From 3 to 5 year, 91 words Rightsholders: Taisiia Nakonecnha: t.zaplitna@gmail.com;

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      Children's & YA
      2019

      A Surprise For The Owls

      by Sasha Kochubei (Author), Yulia Shalimova (Illustrator)

      The grey owls are as concerned about everyday life as humans are. They have to meet their mate, to hunt for prey, to find a place to live. And where are they supposed to nest when all the hollow trees are occupied? Do you want to help the grey owls to find a new home? A Surprise For The Owls is an fascinating story that includes many facts about wildlife, with bright and beautiful illustrations. A Surprise For The Owls can also help children and their parents to find out more about the astonishing world of nature and its inhabitants. From 5 to 10 years, 610 words Rightsholders: crocus.publishers@gmail.com

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      Children's & YA
      2019

      Hoverla

      by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna (Author), Svitlana Balukh (Illustrator)

      Hoverla is the tallest mountain in Ukraine. Many people climb it every year. But what do we know about it? Where does its name come from? Where does the Prut waterfall flow? Why is it so important not to trample down the moutain slopes? The story is told by the mountain itself, and many interesting facts and beautiful illustrations will introduce the readers to the diverse world of Hoverla and its inhabitants. Hoverla shows that everything has its unique voice, even the stones if you know how to listen. From 5 to 10 years, 820 words Rightsholders: Nargis Gafurova and Anna Tiurina; crocus.publishers@gmail.com

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      Short stories (Children's/YA)
      2019

      Ivanna and the Tub

      by Olesia Mamchych

      Many wonders happen in the world. For instance, your tub may wish to play hide-and-seek with you, a dragon couple can have a baby princess born as their daughter and a little mouse may imagine itself a cat and then really become one. In the times of incredible change and inventions there can be a device that makes anything tiny, or a newly renovated highway can become a teleport, or the door can only serve as an entrance… This is a very short list of different miraculous situations and weird characters that you’ll meet in the book by Olesia Mamchych. The fun, ironic, sometimes absurd and paradox stories will make you laugh, feel confused or even… But, check it out yoursef.

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      Picture books, activity books & early learning material
      2013

      Who Will Make the Snow

      by Taras Prokhasko and Mariana Prokhasko

      Who Will Make the Snow', the book written by Taras Prokhasko and illustated by Mariana Prokhasko will delight readers with its fast-paced simplicity and timelessness. Following the adventures of a family of Moles from the Beech Tree Forest, readers will learn about their rich day-to-day life, the birth of their two newborns, and their adoption of a young rabbit, who brings new experiences for them all. This book will provide questions to discuss and answers to seek, and will likely become an essential book both at home and in classroom libraries.

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      Children's & YA
      October 2020

      Tales by Lirnyk Sashko

      by Sashko Lirnyk

      Real Cossacks in Ukraine have not succumbed! How much evil you do, but the good will still prevail! Only a real Cossack knows how to outwit the devil and teach him Cossack songs.

    • Children's & YA
      June 2020

      CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

      by Severino Rodrigues, Regina Drummond, Flávia Cortês, Luis Eduardo Matta, Shirley Souza, Luís Dill, Rosana Rios

      Great Russian author, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, wrote a wonderful novel about guilt, taking responsibility and human weakness. Crimes and punishments is a tribute to that literary genius, in which seven authors discuss some very delicate and very contemporary problems. It could happen to any one of us.

    • Children's & YA

      The Guest and Other Sinister Stories

      by Dávila, Amparo

      Through a selection of thrilling and exciting illustrated stories, Mexican author, Amparo Dávila, and Argentinian illustrator, Santiago Caruso, create a fascinating reading spectrum for young audiences. This set combines classic tales of the author: “Petrified trees” and “Concrete music”, alongside with fantastic stories as “The guest”, the story of an ordinary woman hunted by an unknown creature; “High kitchen”, a short story where miniature beings confront their inevitable fate, among others.

    • Children's & YA

      GOING MY WAY?

      by SALLY

      An ordinary day, a packed commuter train and an usual friendship blooms between a securities trader heading for his first day at a new job and an exhausted research student heading to his part-time job. Fate, it turns out, strikes in strange ways on ordinary days.

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