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Children's & YA2017Who Grows in the Garden
by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna (Author), Oksana Bula (Illustrator)
The nightingale has returned from distant Africa and is looking for a spot to build its nest. And there are so many trees and bushes in the garden to chose from! Which of them would make a good home for a bird? Maybe a sour cherry tree, or a sweet cherry tree... or perhaps even a cherry plum tree? And what about a plum, or a pear tree? Each tree tells its story to the nightingale, describing its own special traits. What emerges from the stories of the trees is the image of the old gardener, clever and kind, who treats the trees as living creatures, talks to them and cherishes them greatly, along with his family, still living in the nearby house, honoring the trees and collecting their fruit. From 3 to 6 years, 2515 words Rightsholders: ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua
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Picture books, activity books & early learning material2019What Grows in the Forest
by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna
This is the third picture book from the informative series about trees by Ukrainian writer Kateryna Mikhalitsyna and illustrator Oksana Bula. This is a story about how a grumpy badger and naughty squirrels saved the forest from the fire. Readers will also learn how spruce and larch prepare for the winter, and whether oak moss is actually a moss and why one should not burn deadwood because its not really dead. The book is also interactive: you can try and find all the firebugs hidden in the pictures, learn to distinguish different trees and make a garland in ecostyle.
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Children's & YA2018The 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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Children's & young adult poetry, anthologies, annuals2018Snow Poems For Kids
by Sashko Dermanskyi, Halyna Malyk, Mariand Savka and other
Children love poems. So before Christmas, the Old Lion and a group of modern Ukrainian poets and illustrators created this elegant book to read in the family circle. Snow Poems for Kids are full of fun snow games, magical gifts from St. Nicholas and magical moments of Christmas and New Year. Also, the Old Lion reminds young readers to take care of birds and animals in winter. The collection includes poems by Mariana Savka, Halyna Malyk, Halyna Kirpa, Kateryna Mikhalitsyna, Oleksandr Dermanskyi, Ihor Kalynets, Oksana Lushchevska, Oksana Krotiuk, Hryhorii Falkovich, Tetiana Vynnyk, Yulia Smal, Natalia Poklad, Olesia Mamchych, Ivan Andrusiak , Oleksandr Orlov. Compiler - Natalka Maletych. Illustrated by: Dasha Rakova, Oksana-Olexandra Drachkovska, Yuliia Pylypchatina, Nataliia Oliynyk, Bohdana Bondar, Oksana Bula, Marta Koshulynska, Kateryna Sad.
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Children's & YA2016Bison 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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Children's & YA2019Hoverla
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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Children's & YA2016The Swing under the Maple Tree
by Halyna Tkachuk (Author), Oksana Bula (Illustrator)
Nina is playing on a swing and looking forward to the summer. However, it turns out that there will be neither flowers in the flowerbeds nor any blue dolphins in the sea this summer. And all because of Nina’s carelessness! There’s no reason to despair, though. With a little bit of effort, and the help of other characters in this picture book, Nina will not only save the summer, but also achieve something very special. This book and charming illustrations, originally published in bilingual edition (Ukrainian-English) will appeal to both children and their parents. From 3 to 6 years, 785 words (Ukrainian and English). Rightsholders: olushchevska@gmail.com
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Children's & YA2015Mr Catsky, Mira and the Sea
by Oksana Lushchevska (Author), Violetta Borigard (Illustrator)
Mira dreams about the sea, but it is so far away! One day an unusual guest visits her, and suddenly Mira begins an unexpected journey. Will it be adventurous? What will happen to Mira on the way? Will she manage to reach the sea? This bilingual Ukrainian-English picturebook tells a story of friendship, imagination, and what happens when one faces life's exciting and sometimes uneasy dilemmas. from 3 to 6 years, 1160 words (Ukrainian and English). Rightsholders: Oksana Luchchevska, olushchevska@gmail.com
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Children's & YA2017Mermaids
by Oksana Lushchevska (Author), Violetta Borigard (Illustrator)
Sonia and Nika are best friends. Yet, they live far away from each other: Nika lives on the left bank of the Dripro River and Sonia lives on the right one. To see each other more often the girls come up with a secret game. But sometimes, one of them feels sad. What would Nika do this time to make Sonia laugh? In this bilingual picturebook the readers will dive into a world of endless imagination, present in each child and grown-up as well. From 6 to 9 years, 1250 words (Ukrainian and English). Rightsholders: Oksana Luchchevska, olushchevska@gmail.com
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Children's & YAJanuary 2021Yakyv and the Wet Evening
by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna (Author), Grasya Oliyko (Illustrator)
The earthworm Yakyv got out of his hole in a good mood and crawled around to find his dinner. But on the way he came across a snail, some woodlice, a butterfly and a stag beetle, all crying. Yakyv got angry because he could not understand why they were crying. But soon, Yakyv himself was brought to tears. The book Yakyv and the Wet Evening will help the child understand why we sometimes cry and that crying is nothing to be ahsamed of. The book offers exercises at the end that help children make sense of their own emotions and understand the feelings of others. From 3 to 5 years, 1532 words. Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko; ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua
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Children's & YA2022The Holiday I Had to Take
by Kateryna Yehorushkina (Author), Sonia Avdieieva (Illustrator)
When the holidays draw near, schoolchildren begin to think about rest and travel. Sadly, this time, Vira's (Faith) holidays will be different due to the war. She, along with her parents and younger brother, has to move to the basement floor of their apartment building to hide from the bombardments. The family members do all they can to adapt to this new reality: they melt snow when they run out of water, try to warm themselves up by singing when they run out of heating, and reassure themselves that all the people close to them are safe when they cannot hear from them. The usual way of life seems like a distant memory, surviving perhaps only in our imagination or in computer games. Yet, even in these activities, and in supporting our loved ones, we can learn how to find a light inside that no missile will ever be able to reach. The Holiday I Had to Take is not only the moving story of Vira; readers of Kateryna Yehorushkina's book will also find advice and soothing practices from psychologist Svitlana Royz to support everyone finding themselves in difficult times From 3 to 8 years, 2138 words. Rightsholders: Natalie Miroshnyk, n.miroshnik@vivat.factor.ua
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Children's & YA2014How Many?
by Halyna Kyrpa (Author), Olha Havrylova (Illustrator)
When children first explore the world, they usually ask many questions. You can try finding answers together with them by reading and looking through the picturebook Скільки?/ How many? The book's interesting questions and beautiful illustrations facilitate a friendly and joyful dialogue between adults and little readers. Скільки?/How many? was originally published as a bilingual picturebook with English and Ukrainian parallel text, which was also helpful for children learning languages. From 3 to 6 years, 199 words (Ukrainian and English) Rightsholders: Oksana Lushcevska, olushchevska@gmail.com
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Children's & YA2015A 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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Picture books, activity books & early learning material2016What Grows in the Park
by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna
This is a little story about big things like growing up in a community, appreciating similarities and differences in people around us, and discovering one's own identity in order to be happy. But it is also about learning how to recognize trees in a park and know them by their leaves, fruits and flowers — a little bit of eco-education conveyed in a very playful, fairy-tale manner. A sprout grows in a park and looks attentively at the trees around it — the birch, oak, maple, sycamore, chesnut, poplar tree, willow, and ginkgo — trying to discern its own identity by comparing itself to them, getting to know who is who, and figuring out whom it resembles. Because “happiness is having someone like you as a friend”.
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Picture books, activity books & early learning material2018Tukoni, the Forest Friends
by Oksana Bula
All night a thunderstorm raged in the woods. The tukoni named Wanderer was sleeping and didn’t notice anything, but was awoken by the alarm signal that came from his best friend, the tree. Tukoni the Wanderer convenes the other tukoni, including Moth, who is making a magical comforter. The tukoni gather together and save Wanderer’s best friend, the tree that was struck by lightning during the night. The book has the title that it does because it’s about friendship with the place where you live. People live on the planet Earth. Tukoni live in the forest. For the tukoni, the forest isn’t a fortress, a place of work, or their property. The tukoni are friends with each other, but each and every of them is also a friend of the forest, the place where they live. It’s important to treat the place where you live as a friend.
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Picture books, activity books & early learning material2016Bear 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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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2019Nobody knows us here, and we know nobody
by Kateryna Kalytko
Kateryna Kalytko's new book is a long story written in one breath. It is a book about personal boundaries that one will recognize and defend as well as the boundaries will always protect him. This story is about the ability to live with one's scars, being an orphan, remembering the metallic smell of weapons at night, and the air in which time is dissolved. This is the story about the taste of your own words that burn your mouth when you taste their true meaning.
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Literature & Literary Studies2020The Wormwood. Selected essays
by Oksana Zabuzhko
This volume contains the most important essays by Oksana Zabuzhko written in the last two decades, devoted to figures and events that the author considers culturally significant for today's era of the crisis of humanism. "Feminine", "masculine" and "collective", all these "portraits" are united by the author's deeply personal experience of ongoing history in which she inscribes her characters — and thus reveals in it what, at least, seems to be catastrophic, a previously invisible life-affirming meaning.
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Children's & YA2020You and Malevich
by Oksana Sadovenko (Author), Oksana Sadovenko (Illustrator)
You and Malevich is a doodle book with creative tasks, stickers and pages to colour, which allows 5-to-13-years olds to imagine themselves being Kazemir Malevich’s students. Each spread page is dedicated to one of the major ideas of the artist and encourages children to create their own version of the Black Square, of Suprematist Composition, of the Houses of the Future proejct... while discovering primary elements, objectlessness, and overall understanding Malevich’s characters through personal engagement with the artist's works and techniques. This doodle book does not want to give comprehensive answers to children, and is instead designed to guide them on their own way to art. From 5 to 13 years Rightsholders: Alina Mekhed; alina@chasmaistriv.com.ua
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Children's & YAJanuary 2022My Dad and Me
by Dmytro Kuzmenko (Author), Oksana Drachkovska (Illustrator)
Who are the ghostinosours? What are clouds made of? How to prepare trubel and what may happen if you do not limit yourself and do everything you want? My Dad and Me’s main hero is about 4 years old and seeks to find answers to all these questions. His life is full of adventures: he is a dreamer and make-believer. He often disobeys his father and dislikes brushing his teeth. All in all, every young reader can find a bit of themselves in this little one. My Dad and Me is a treasure book of honest, warm-hearted stories about the close connection between father and son, about little things and great discoveries in the eyes of children, about trust and adventures they can share, and fundamentally, about mutual understanding. Even when someone can’t pronounce “r " yet! From 6 to 9 years, 4883 words Rightsholders: n.miroshnyk@vivat.factor.ua
