Olena Kharchenko is from Dnipro, Ukraine. She is a graduate of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University. She lives in the USA with her husband and daughter. She is actively volunteering in different projects trying to help Ukraine to resist Russian aggression since 2014. Olena hopes that this book will help people around the world to learn more about her motherland. Michael Sampson, a Fulbright Scholar to Ukraine, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books for children. His books include Armadillo Antics, Ten Little Squirrels, and Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3. Polina Doroshenko is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator living and working in Kyiv. She graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv, and currently teaches at the Department of Graphic Arts of NAOMA. Polina's illustrations were awarded the White Ravens Award, and were among the finalists of the Bologna Children's Book Fair (2022). Polina has a four-year-old daughter who is an inspiration in her art.
A gorgeous, vibrantly illustrated introduction to the Ukraine ... I cannot recommend this wonderful book enough. --Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Islandborn A very big world gets much smaller in the hands of Olena Kharchenko and Michael Sampson in this bold and creative book. --Peter H. Reynolds, New York Times Bestselling Creator of The Dot The Word Collector Packed with insight into what makes Ukraine unique and vital. A story beautifully told! --Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid series