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    • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2015

      36 and 6 Cats

      by Halyna Vdovychenko

      36 and 6 cats — that’s exactly how many fluffy tailed creatures appeared in front of Mrs. Krepova’s apartment on one rainy evening. The stubborn woman was reluctant to welcome the strangers in her house, but everything changed when the feline, sphinx-like Baroness appeared and completely won her heart. Neither Mrs. Krepova nor her nephew Stas could have ever imagined the outcome of the invasion of their small apartment by 36 adult cats and 6 small kittens.

    • Children's & YA
      October 2021

      A tale about two brothers and a sister

      by Dara Kornii

      The World was beautiful and happy then. There was no hatred, malice, or envy. The earth gave birth generously, the sun shone gently, the sky poured with a bountiful rain, and children grew in harmony with nature. The Creator admired his beloved creation. Two brothers, Morok and Zhytnyk, and the youngest sister Veselka grew up in one glorious family. They were beautiful children, generously gifted with talents. Everything changed when one of the brothers wanted to feel like God and shed the first innocent blood. And the other brother did not stop him. Evil, envy, hatred, and temptation entered the World. The Creator knew in advance how everything would end for this World and decided to destroy people. But not everything is so simple, because this is a fairy tale. Who or what saved people from death? Why is it so important to value other people's lives, love the land you walk on, and reject temptations, even if they promise you omnipotence?

    • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction
      2022

      Animals of Seven Continents

      by Olga Kazanska

      Incredible atlas for children 'Animals of Seven Continents' + Bright stickers with the worldwide animals! This atlas "Animals of Seven Continents" enables the child to plunge into the fairy-tale world of fauna of seven continents and five oceans. Due to the bright drawings and stickers, you will get acquainted with more than 400 illustrations of mammals, insects, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles, toddlers and many other living beings. At the end of the book, you will find a page with stickers that you can attach in the right place on the appropriate continent. Stickers will help children realize that some animals live on all continents, and some inhabit only a few places of the Earth. This book also helps young readers to study current environmental concepts and terms such as "conservation of nature", "global warming", "sustainable development". Simple research will turn your children into young ecologists! This book is aimed at developing children and makes it possible for parents to have interesting discussions with their children.

    • Picture books, activity books & early learning material
      2022

      Atlas of the world "Let's travel to the wonderland"

      by SSPE "Kartographia"

      Let's travel to the Wonderland! Geographical atlas for the youngest. An interesting and unusual journey awaits the little reader in this book. Together with the fairy-tale boy Telesyk and Goosenya, he will go on a space journey, where he will get to know the stars and planets. And when he returns to the Earth, he will be able to look into all its corners, find out how many countries there are on it, what their flags are and how the inhabitants of these countries dress. And then you will get to know the various plants and animals characteristic of each region of the world, find out where such familiar plants come from, and who was the first to domesticate domestic animals. Telesyk with Geese will help the baby to get to know his native Ukraine better, its nature, to look at the bright colored maps that are produced and grown on its lands, which are crafts and crafts in Ukraine. And then everyone together will return to the world of fairy tales of Europe and America, Africa and Asia, Australia and Ukraine. The book is beautifully illustrated. The cartographic material is aimed at the reading level of the youngest schoolboy. The publication is a laureate of the national competition "Book Art of Ukraine", awarded with diplomas of the Forum of Publishers in Lviv and the Committee of Radio and Television of Ukraine.

    • Traditional stories (Children's/YA)
      2020

      Auntie Malva's Christmas Shop

      by Dermanskyi Oleksandr

      The townspeople do not crave a single holiday as zealously as Christmas, when the city is noisy and carefree. Everything around is filled with joyful laughter, carols, cheerful voices. And also with fabulous incense from the charming van shop of Auntie Malva. But this year, things may be different, because the creepy Ms. Mizzle and the insidious Mr. Raven have already begun to implement their sinister plan. And only little Tyshko and his faithful dog Kuchugurka can stop them. But will they be able to return the magic book to the grandfather storyteller and save Christmas? The book was created by two brilliant Ukrainian masters of pen and brush Sashko Dermanskiy and Rostyslav Popskiy.

    • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2019

      Beans the Squirrel and Midnight Glutton

      by Halyna Tkachuk

      A long time ago, a girl named Bean lived in old-age Kyiv’s Podil. At that time, many inhabitants of the city could turn into birds or animals. Bean was a werewolf squirrel, which means she could turn into a squirrel. Once a mysterious and elusive villain, the Midnight Glutton, appeared in the city. Bean's dad, the Witcher Beth, was trying to find a way to scare away the intruder. Thus, Bean and her fairy friend Patykoslav go on a journey through the dangerous and strange neighbourhoods of Kiev to find magical herbs for the Beet. Squirrel Bean and the Midnight Glutton by Halyna Tkachuk was shortlisted for BBC Book of the Year 2019.

    • 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?

    • Adventure stories (Children's/YA)
      2017

      Bigl Elderborn

      by Oksana Lushchevska

      Kolya wanted to have a dog, but his parents were against it. Once, returning home from school, he found an abandoned sick dog. The boy wanted to shelter the poor animal, but his parents would not accept it. Therefore, he seeks for help from his neighbour, an old grumpy gentleman who lives alone. The boy and the man together rescue the old dog from the street and give it love, protection and home. This book is a great understanding of the universal experience – the strong bond between a person and their pet friend.

    • Picture books, activity books & early learning material
      2019

      Christmas holiday

      by Inna Ruda

      Christmas is the most magical time of the year. Choose your favorite character on the first page and follow them through the book engoying Christmas preparation daily routine together. This Wimmelbuch contains 10 fun stories about festive and winter entertainments and events in the city. At first glance, the details seem unimportant, but soon the child begins to notice them, speaks more fluently, and creates their own versions of events on the pages of the book. The book/game is a real find for family-friendly leisure time, for all ages—young and old. It is good is for young children to explore. The pictures are large and interesting, with a dynamic plot that includes many fun situations. Children are encouraged to interpret the cause and effects of each scene while following the characters' journeys.

    • Educational: Geography
      2021

      Eco-alphabet

      by Anastasia Alyoshicheva

      How to explain to a child that garbage pollutes the world's oceans? How to tell a child that plastic products should be abandoned for a long time? How to instill in a daughter or son love and a sense of responsibility for the planet Earth and bring up a conscious, happy, sincere generation of change? You have the answers to these questions in your hands. It is easy and interesting to save the world with "Eco-Alphabet". So let's not delay: let's make the planet beautiful!

    • Children's & YA
      April 2021

      Elder flute of grandfather Vsevid

      by Dara Kornii

      This good fairy tale is about the all-powerful grandfather Vsevid, who lives in the Wildwood, in an elder hut, plays on a magical elder flute and is friends with sisters Spring, Autumn, Winter and Summer. One snowy winter day, someone plucked grandfather's elder flute, and everything got confused in the Wildwood - strawberries in the middle of the frost, skeins of cranes in the winter sky, blooming lilies on the lawn, where a moment ago was snow. In addition, time stopped in the hourglass of the world. How to fix it? Who is this mysterious thief? And why he needs grandfather Vsevid's magic flute?

    • 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.

    • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2019

      Good Morning!

      by Olha Kupriyan

      Not far from the Zdvizh River lives the family of Beavers, which consists of dad, mom and Martusia. One morning, the wonderful news that the family is about to grow, prompts them to think about finding a new home. The Beavers now need to find a bigger home. Martusia’s life will not be the same as before: she is already an adult, so she must learn to cope with her feelings, find a common language with new friends and get used to the rules of the new school where she is going. Pelageya the turtle, Aunt Owl, the Dnieper barbel, Herakli the crab, Irynka and Darinka the fish and all the others will help her in this. Olga Kupriyan’s "Morning, beavers!" is a novella that tells about everyday life, family traditions and adventures of beavers and their neighbors, unobtrusively enriching the reader with important knowledge about both rare and widespread inhabitants of the Zdvizhka Valley and reminding about the importance of taking care of your home.

    • Picture books
      2015

      How to Understand a Goat

      by Taras Prokhasko, Mariana Prokhasko

      The third book in the mole series, How to Understand a Goat by Taras and Mariana Prokhasko, will please both children and adults who still remember what it is like to be a child. Only children can write letters to St. Nicholas, sincerely believing that they can ask for anything and get everything they want — from some tangerines to a flying ship. This ship, poetically named Metaphor, will take you together with Purry, Crawly and their friends on a sea journey. You can settle on an island and learn how to understand even... a goat.

    • Encyclopaedias (Children's/YA)
      2021

      I Explore Universe

      by Olga Kazanska

      Explore the interesting and at the same time entertaining facts about our Solar System, planets annd stars, black hole and many more. On your adventure through I explore Universe book, you will be accompanied by a little alien called Fastarchik, who flew in from the planet FASTAR and decided to explore the Universe. The Fastarchik alien and the engaging illustrations encourage children to gradually discover the Solar system. Young explorers will find interestig educational facts, entertaining experiments on each page. Download free FastAR Kids app to watch planets and Solar System in AR! Read, learn and play!

    • Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)
      2017

      I See That

      by Art studio Agrafka

      This is an educational picture book about sight from the creative studio Agrafka. It is about both things we can see with our own eyes and the mysterious, invisible to the human eye. This book is also about microscopes and telescopes that help us see incredibly small or extremely distant things. It explains that for better eyesight some people need glasses, while those who can’t see at all need a special system and symbols. By reading this book, you will learn how birds and animals see the world, how artists create optical illusions, and about the many millions of hues the human eye can perceive. I See That won the 2018 Bologna Ragazzi Award, the most prestigious award in children’s literature, in the award’s non-fiction category. I See That has been awarded with a Bronze Medal Stiftung Buchkunst in 2019.

    • Poetry (Children's/YA)
      2015

      I Wish I Had a Little Horse!

      by Oksana Krotiuk

      Why does the giraffe wear a beautiful dress and nine necklaces, why does the leopard have spots, why ia the ocean called the Pacific? Curious kids will find answers to all these questions in the new book of Oksana Krotiuk's rhymes.

    • Picture books, activity books & early learning material
      2020

      Iskra's Stellar Adventures

      by Olena Dovgalenko

      Are there smart dogs? Oh sure! The big scientific dog Iskra, fascinated by the beauty of the night sky, really wanted to study to gain knowledge about the cosmos, stars and constellations. An unexpected acquaintance with the elf Al and other fairy-tale heroes allowed Iskra to fulfil her dream and travel from star to star, where extraordinary adventures awaited her. In an interesting form, the fairy tale gives kids the first knowledge of astronomy, physics and ecology, introduces young readers to myths and legends about the stars, and gives an idea of space. A fairy tale is for children of preschool and primary school age and parents.

    • 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.

    • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2021

      Letters from the Lighthouse

      by Tania Postavna

      This book is full of daily magic, adventures, kindness, and dreams. It contains seven incredible stories written in letters from the Maldives, Chile, Iceland, Myanmar, Nigeria, and Greece. Six children, the characters of this book, describe their lives and the places where they live; they share their experiences and thoughts; they write about their relationship with their parents and their dreams. These children have a lot in common, despite the fact that they live in different countries and cultures. These letters did not reach their recipients, but they were found by Jerome, the old postmaster of post at the lighthouse, and the seventh story is his. This book is a teleport to different continents, an opportunity to find friends and understand that we are not alone in our worries.

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