You Couldn't Make It Up

Step into hot asphalt to leave a mark in history, visit all the doctors at the clinic to find out how and what to get sick with if you don’t want to go to school, fill up a shopping cart at the supermarket to solve a math problem, — Ignat Shalunov and his friend Yan Balovnev are inexhaustible in their inventiveness and creative approach to things. At school or in summer camp, in the yard or at the dacha — it seems that something unusual constantly happens to these inventive friends; they come up with pranks and mischief, upsetting parents and annoying teachers. Although, of course, they don’t do it on purpose. They just live in their own logic. The logic of younger teenagers. The new book by Viktoria Lederman is a collection of funny sketches and amusing scenes that occur in the lives of children aged 9 to 12. That’s why in the characters and episodes, young readers will recognize themselves, their classmates, and friends. The collection continues the traditions of works such as "This is Our 4,, N", "To the Board Goes... Vasilkin", "No Lessons Today".

A light touch, mastery in describing children's characters, attention to detail, and dynamic plots — this is why the writer's books are loved by both schoolchildren and their parents. And the cheerful illustrations by Olga Gromova wonderfully convey the mischievous mood of the characters.