Summer on the Island, or the Story of a Friendship – Kateryna Mykhalitsyna (Ukrainian)

A new illustrated Ukrainian story by writer and translator Kateryna Mykhalitsyna, with her own watercolours, for children aged 6–8. Maia from Kyiv and Myra from Izium meet on Gotland, an island far away from Ukraine.

Their summer is full of discoveries and secrets: watching birds, searching for corals, eating grandma’s pancakes, swimming and flying a kite. But they never forget that home is far away and that Maia’s dad is at war. A tender book about childhood in wartime, the healing power of nature and friendship, and one that many Ukrainian children abroad will recognise as their own story.

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Edition details

• Language: Ukrainian
• Author: Kateryna Mykhalitsyna
• Publisher: Old Lion Publishing House (Vydavnytstvo Staroho Leva)
• Year: 2026
• Pages: 48
• Format: 205Х210 mm
• Age: 6-8 years
• ISBN: 978-966-448-660-3