Eight Magical Acorns, or the Adventures of Zheludino and his Younger Brothers

The remarkable Don writer Yuri Alexandrovich Dyakonov came to literature with a wealth of experience working with children. His work as a camp leader, organizer of the first labor and recreation camps for teenagers, and later as a school teacher... fostered a lifelong bond between the writer and the kids.
Before you lies a wonderful fairy tale about a little girl Zhenya and eight magical acorns. Zhenya's grandfather turned them into the boy Zheludino, the ostrich Zhelustryonka, the colt Zheluryonka, and the puppy Zhelugavchik, not ordinary ones, but alive and real. You will learn how brave heroes fought against caterpillars in the forest, whom they saved insects and birds from, what "The Discovery of Kind Eyes" is, and why it is so important to treat nature with care.
Kind, funny, and mischievous drawings by Heinrich Oskarovich Valk won’t let young readers get bored and will help them get acquainted with the habits and traits, joys and worries of forest inhabitants.