Are you looking for new books for your child, or maybe for yourself? Adventures and investigations, mischievous and wonderful stories – you can choose for yourself what suits your son or daughter best. Do not be sad: your inner child will also get a gift.
Magic
“Miracle in the New Year” Zhenya Grigorieva
From 1 year. White Mishutka in the far North is sad alone among the snow and ice floes. Deciding to make a snowman friend, he goes to a distant hill, and then a snowstorm overtakes him. Fear and anxiety cannot be avoided. But then something amazing happens…
In addition to a magical story with lovely illustrations by Maria Volkova, Zhenya Grigorieva hid scientific facts about bears, arctic foxes and snowy owls in the book. And this is also a great gift for adults who loved cartoons about the snowman-mailer and about Umka in childhood.
Peter, 30 p., 348 rubles.
Fun
“Martyn and Barsik. Two cats – beauty! Masha Rupasova
From 3 years. What could be better than funny and kind poems? Only cats. So, we put Masha Rupasova’s witty poems about Martyn and Barsik under the Christmas tree with cozy illustrations by Andrey Popov. Cats are funny, but with character, which must be taken into account by the owner: “And you don’t anger the Scientists with your grumbling! And it’s better to come to our lecture with sausage.”
Masha writes so incendiary that by the end of the holidays, not only children and adults, but even tailed household members will know the poems.
Alpina children, 40 p., 400 rubles
Travels
“Gerda. The story of one whale”, “Gerda and Lars. The Story of Two Whales Adrian Maho
From 5 years. Imagine yourself in Gerda’s place. You are a little whale, you wake up in the morning, but mom and dad are not there. Around only the endless ocean. “You can’t give up,” Gerda decided and went to the northern waters, where all the whales in the world have been swimming for centuries. There she will meet her brother Lars, and together the whales will continue to explore the world.
These incredibly beautiful books about ocean ecology were published with the support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Translation from English by Tatyana Slavnikova, Elena Bogatyrenko. Willy Winkie, 32 p., 446 rubles each
friendship
“My Amazing (and Very Strange) Week with Tess” by Anna Woltz
From 12 years. No sooner had Samuel’s vacation started than his brother broke his leg, and things didn’t go according to plan. At the doctor’s, Sam met Tess and was drawn into her crazy plan. Tess tracked down the father she had never seen and decided to bring him back into the family. Adult life is always more difficult than it seems, but children, fortunately, are unaware of this.
Anna Woltz writes about the right to know the truth, the fear of loneliness and the desire to be closer to loved ones. But first of all, of course, this is a story about a determined girl and a brave boy and friendship, which can do a lot.
Translated from the Dutch by Irina Lake. Polyandria, 198 p., 763 rubles.
Growing up
The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen
From 6 years. Thanks to the skill of the artist Anna Khopta, this fairy tale, the most wintry and philosophical of all children’s literary classics, has turned into a theater. The halls of the Snow Queen grow under the tree, as soon as you open the book. At the most dramatic moment, when Gerda finds Kai, you need to pour ice crystals into your palm and help the heroes spell the word Eternity.
Interactive makes us accomplices in this beautiful legend about a brave girl and her ardent heart, which melted the centuries-old ice.
Translated from Danish by Anna Ganzen Labyrinth Press, 64 p., 1536 rubles.
Magic
“Rule 13” James R. Hannibal
From 10 years. When you have strange abilities, it’s great to know that this is not an accident, but a secret sign. 13-year-old Jack Buckles sees, hears and feels like ordinary people – with one touch, he can find out about the past of any thing. When his sister disappears in London, Jack sets out to find him and finds out that he is the hereditary Seeker.
The teenager will have to understand the essence of scientific phenomena, discover the secret of the famous London fire and the Chinese tomb, and find not only his sister, but also another loved one. The genre is a sci-fi detective, and in spirit it is a fast-paced Potter.
Translation from English by Alexey Kruglov. “Lost and Found”, 368 pp., 259 rubles, “The Fourth Ruby”, 368 pp., 370 rubles, “The Curse of the Chinese Tomb”, 400 pp., 399 rubles.