Guest Post – Oksana Lushchevska: The Picturebook That Opened Many Hearts

On this, the anniversary of the beginning of the War in Ukraine, we turn today to children’s author, Oksana Lushchevska.

One of the functions of contemporary realism for children is to accurately portray the unfolding history and to showcase the problems and issues of living today. One day ���today��� becomes history, which represents the values we pass on to the next generations. It is not an easy task to reflect on the complex events; it is a special challenge to portray war in chil...