The book is the main bestseller of the artist; back in the early 1990s, it was distributed by many millions of printed copies. In the mid-2010s, all the illustrations were restored and published in the electronic version, which made it possible to present the work in color reproduction as close to the original as possible.
The collection of sketches will become an interesting discovery for a novice artist who will be able to trace the intricacies of the workflow. And the most attentive ones will be able to find many conceptual differences between sketches and the original book.
Illustrator and author of numerous of kids’ books, Oksana Ignaschenko, was born on Septemper 5, 1960 in Kiev. In 1984 she graduated from National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture. The member of the National Union of Artists and the participant of international exhibitions.