Country of good girls. Cotlantis

The girl Polya behaved badly. The Petrov family would have preferred to raise a good girl. And on New Year's Eve, their cherished wish came true: the bad girl Polya stayed in the old year, and in her place the Petrovs were given a new, well-mannered, neat girl. But a complete stranger. And the native Polya ended up for re-education in a very clean, proper and scary place, where children eat only healthy food, love cleaning and do everything on schedule. "The Country of Good Girls" is a kind of children's dystopia. This country is not on the world map, and its border is locked. Only the loyal dog Balbes is able to sniff out the path leading there. And only the ginger heroic cat Baguette can overcome the border between the past and the present to save his beloved mistress. After all, Baguette is not an ordinary Moscow cat, but a descendant of the powerful ancient kotlans. And in "Catlantis" he will have to accomplish another feat: to travel to the distant past and get hold of the magical Catlantean flower, which in the old days gave cats nine lives.

Two fairy-tale adventure children's stories by science fiction writer Anna Starobinets are written in a modern, fascinating language, and subtle humor coexists in them with serious reflections on love and meanness, on loyalty and cowardice, on the fact that goodness is often wrapped in unattractive packaging,
and evil - into a gift, elegant and shiny.


5 reasons to read Anna Starobinets' book "Country of Good Girls. Kotlantis":

1. New Year's story

The girl Polya behaved badly. The Petrov family would have preferred to raise a good girl. And on New Year's Eve, their cherished wish came true: the bad girl Polya stayed in the old year, and in her place the Petrovs were given a new, well-mannered, neat girl. But a complete stranger. And the native Polya ended up for re-education in a very clean, proper and scary place, where children eat only healthy food, love cleaning and do everything on schedule.

2. Introduction to the genre features of dystopia

"The Country of Good Girls" is a kind of children's dystopia. This country is not on the world map, and its border is locked. Only the loyal dog Balbes is able to sniff out the path leading there. And only the red heroic cat Baguette can overcome the border between the past and the present to save his beloved mistress.

3. Language

Two fairy-tale adventure children's stories by science fiction writer Anna Starobinets are written in a modern, fascinating language.

4. Fascinating plot

The heroic cat Baguette can overcome the border between the past and the present to save his beloved mistress. After all, Baguette is not an ordinary Moscow cat, but a descendant of the powerful ancient Catlantians. And in "Catlantis" he will have to perform another feat: go to the distant past and get a magical Catlantian flower, which in the old days gave cats nine lives.

5. Problems

Subtle humor coexists with serious thoughts about love and meanness, about loyalty and cowardice, about the fact that good is often wrapped in unattractive packaging, and evil in a gift-like, elegant and shiny one.

Recommended reader age: 7+

Author: Anna Starobinets
Artist: Muravski Maria
Year of issue: 2024
Publisher: Abrikobuks
Pages: 160
Dimensions : 243x175x15 mm
ISBN: 978-5-6044141-5-6