Selected Stories for Children

We all come from childhood, and Mikhail Zoshchenko writes for children with sincerity and humor, whether it's stories about animals, tales of school years, or military days. Is it worth changing galoshes for ice cream, what could be scarier than a one in the diary, and more dreadful than butter that fell into the tea of dad's boss? Without reading lectures or preaching, the author praises the ingenuity of a clever cat, the courage of the boys who apprehend a fascist, the kindness of a soldier who saved a little monkey. And he helps to understand which actions are noble and beautiful, and which are better left as curious incidents. Illustrations by Mikhail Skobeleva vividly highlight the characters' traits and lively complement the sharp irony of the stories.