Toreros from Vasyukivka
Author: Vsevolod Nestayko
Illustrations: Antoliy Vasylenko, Vladyslav Yerko
Book for children aged 6 - 14
Language: Ukrainian
Publisher/ Series: A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha
Year Published: 2011
Type: hard cover, black and white illustrations
Pages: 544
Dimensions: 20x13 cm
Shipping Weight: 530 g
ISBN: 978-966-7047-86-3
About This Book: It is difficult to find something so funny and talented as this wonderful book by Vsevolod Nestayko in the Ukrainian literature. Nestayko is often called Gogol of the modern Ukrainian children‘s literature. No wonder that "Toreros from Vasyukivka" has been translated into 20 languages. It also has been included in the Andersen‘s Honour List as one of the greatest works of world children‘s literature. This is the first publication of a new edition with new, extremely funny episodes.
Awards: the best children book - 2004 (the national competition "Book of the Year - 2004").
