For 10-year-old Vika, summer is a little life spent at the dacha with her grandfather. He will heat up the bathhouse, and take her for a ride in the car with the wind, and arrange rain from a hose in the yard or a sea voyage in... a bathtub! And who else will come up with the idea of looking for fancy clouds or teach her to spit watermelon seeds!
For adult Vika Smirnova, the author of the book, this story is like a box of childhood memories from the film "Amelie". The last summer spent with her grandfather at a dacha in the suburbs of Astana.
A story full of ringing, carefree laughter, happiness found in small everyday things. And at the same time full of light sadness, because this story is about the difficult topic of parting with a loved one. About letting him go to where he can send you greetings in the form of an apple thrown a long time ago, which you will catch one day.
The entire tone and atmosphere of the book was brilliantly conveyed in her illustrations by the talented illustrator, Lera House.
Recommended reader age: 4+
Author: Vika Smirnova
Artist: Lera House
Year of issue: 2023
Publisher: Lemonade
Pages: 40
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 220×290×7 mm
ISBN: 978−5−6049348-2-1