Children's Poetry from Biblionne

Rare in good condition. The book, which revolves around a little girl and her kitten and was created through the collaboration of Marshak and Lebedev, gained immense popularity and underwent numerous republishings. Samuil Marshak named as "the founder of Russia's children's literature," (1887-1964), and Vladimir Lebedev (1891-1967) was one of the most significant Russian illustrators of children's books at… Read more about this item

First edition of this translation and these illustrations. First Carême's Russian book. This poem, written by Maurice Carême (1899-1978), a Belgian francophone poet, made its debut in 1947. The translation work was undertaken by Mikhail Kudinov (1922-1994). In 1948, during his tenure as a student at the philology faculty of Moscow State University, he was accused for engaging in anti-Soviet… Read more about this item

First and only edition. These verses by a prominent Bulgarian children's author Assen Bossev (1913-1997) were translated by Irina Tokmakova (1929-2018), a talented writer of children's books, poet, playwright and wife of the illustrator Lev Tokmakov. She was a member of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and served on the IBBY Executive Committee. The book was illustrated by the female graphic artist… Read more about this item

First and only edition. Inscribed by the art editor N. Kholodovskaya: "Inesiku o[t] / Natashi" [To Inna from Natasha.]. These verses by the Soviet Yiddish poet Shike (Ovsei) Driz (1908-1971) were masterfully translated by Genrikh Sapgir (1928-1999), one of the leaders of the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement and member of the underground 'Lianozovo Group'. The book was illustrated by an artist, writer,… Read more about this item

First edition. Very rare, especially in such condition. This is the collection of verses by poet, translator, one of the leaders of the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement and member of the first postwar underground community of artists and poets known as the 'Lianozovo Group' Genrikh Sapgir (1928-1999). He's considered as one of the most exciting innovative poets of the 1960-70s. His… Read more about this item

First and only edition. This collection of verses by a well-known children's poet and translator Georgiy Ladonshchikov (1916-1992) was illustrated by two graphic artists and close friends Anatoliy Eliseev (born 1930) and Mikhail Skobelev (1930-2006). They both studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. In 1954 Skobelev graduated from the Moscow Film School and worked at the animation studio Soyuzmultfilm and as… Read more about this item

First and only edition. This collection of verses by a well-known children's poet Vadim Levin (born 1933) was illustrated by an artist Ivan Bruni (1920-1995), the son of famous avant-garde painter and graphic artist Lev Bruni. His mother was the daughter of Konstantin Balmont, the symbolist poet and one of the major figures of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. Ivan… Read more about this item

This book includes the ABC verse in which letters represent through professions. The verse is accompanied by the illustration with the ABC city. Each profession from the verse has a pair at the illustration. It's interesting that this illustration was created in the Wimmelbook style. The author of the verse, Irina Tokmakova (1929-2018), was a talented writer of children's books,… Read more about this item

This book consists of three fairy tales. The first one is about kids who got lost in the forest and asked wild animals how to find a forester house. The second one tells about a kite that quarreled with birds. The third is devoted to a caterpillar which became a butterfly. These stories were illustrated by May Miturich (Miturich-Khlebnikov, 1925–2008),… Read more about this item

Signed and inscribed by the illustrator: "Innochke ot / M. Mituricha / 13 V 61." [To Inna from M. Miturich 13 V 61.]. This verse is devoted to the wizard Ugomon who help people to fall asleep and quiet children down. It was illustrated by May Miturich (Miturich-Khlebnikov, 1925–2008), an artist, nephew of futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov and son of… Read more about this item

First edition. The only edition with these illustrations. The verses were designed by two book artists: Felix-Lev Zbarsky (1931-2016) and Mark Klyachko (1924-2000). Zbarsky studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute and became famous when he designed Yury Olesha's Selected works and Yves Montand's Memoirs in 1956. Sergei Dovlatov wrote that the Khrushchev Thaw for him began with the drawings of… Read more about this item

Moskva, Detskaya literatura, 1965. First and only Ciardi's book in Russian. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator: "Tole ot Natashi / na pamyat' o / nashem detstve / N Antokol'skaya / 22 okt. 66 g." [To Tolya from Natasha to the memory of our childhood N. Antokol'skaya October 22, 1966]. This copy was signed and inscribed by the artis and… Read more about this item