Nightmarish Childhood

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Tanya. Then she grew up, got married, had a daughter who also grew up, and Tanya had grandchildren. Before going to bed, the boys would ask Grandma Tanya to tell them some interesting story. Preferably a scary one. And she would tell them. "What a nightmarish childhood you had," the grandchildren, born in the 21st century, would marvel. And they demanded new stories. One day, Tanya wrote down her stories, and this book came to be. The grandmother never understood why her boys were attracted to scary stories in particular? But perhaps, after reading the book, you will find the answer to this question.

It is worth noting the rich Russian language, the lively style, and the original vivid titles of the chapters, which are quite rare in today's flow of modern literature.

The choice of illustrator is not accidental. Cartoonist Vladimir Uborovich-Borovsky is familiar to us from the funny, very recognizable in style pictures in "Krokodil", "Izvestia", "Moscow Komsomolets", "Smena", "Yunost" - the very magazines and newspapers that little Tanya grew up with.