Vsevolod Zinoviiovych Nestaiko or Nestayko (Ukrainian: 袙褋械胁芯谢芯写 袧械褋褌邪泄泻芯) is considered Ukraine's best-known and best loved children's literature writer. He wrote and published stories, fairy tales, novels and plays over many years, and his books have been translated into twenty languages around the world, including English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Bengali, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, and Slovak. Nestayko's works are included in school curricula in Ukraine.
I read the Arabic translated version (賲氐丕乇毓賵 丕賱孬賷乇丕賳 賲賳 賯乇賷丞 賮丕爻賷賵賰賵賮賰丕) and reading this was probably the most fun i have ever had in reading. Absolutely great book
First chapter is enough to display the brilliance of this author! And it's soooooo Ukrainian :) Anyone who has been to a Ukrainian village and also ridden the subway in Kyiv will appreciate the elements of this delightful book. But it is not the elements that make this book great - it's his massive literary talent. It is truly high art, not just a nice story.