About the Artist Foma

Everyone has their own talent. Writer Anton Soy has the amazing talent of telling interestingly and unobtrusively about what is truly important in life. Moreover, about such important and necessary things that everyone generally knows, but for some reason often... forgets. The famous artist Andrei Arinushkin has a wonderful talent for narrating in lines and colors, embellishing and revealing the author's text. His bright, lively illustrations not only allow us to see the characters and the events happening to them but also to understand their feelings. The charming hero of this story, little pig Foma, has had a talent for drawing since childhood. He is the one who led him from his native Bolshie Gryazishi to the city, to the very Academy of Arts. And life in the city is completely different, hectic, and for some reason, pigs are not very well-liked here… But Foma's good character, kind heart, and new friends helped him navigate the complex questions, and most importantly - to remain himself.
A smart, lively story about the artist Foma - about friendship, kindness, and love. How important it is to understand and accept friends as they are! The light, cheerful, artistic drawings of Andrei Arinushkin are organic, full of engaging and precisely found details. A good, kind book! Mikhail Bychkov, artist The book "About the Artist Foma" is a wonderful book that I read aloud to my six-year-old son. And we did not get bored for a second during the reading. In the story of the village pig Foma, who dreams of becoming an artist, I easily recognized my own story. But, as in real life, the search for one’s place in a creative profession ultimately turns into a search for oneself. And after reading this book, my little son and I talked about how we are all very different; and how great that is; and how this circumstance makes our life infinitely interesting...