Silent Night, My Astronaut
Silent Night, My Astronaut
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Authors: Oksana Lushchevska & Kateryna Stepanishcheva
Ukraine | Interest age: from c 5 years | Picture books | Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage) | Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 15th August 2024 by Andersen Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 40 pages
276mm x 235mm x 8mm | 398g
An All-Ukrainian Best Book and winner of Goethe-Institut Best Book Design, this picture book is a powerful and uplifting introduction to the War in Ukraine from a child's perspective.
The evening is long. It’s silent outside. We love silent. The most important thing is for the sirens not to howl.
It is a bright day in February, but 7 year-old Ia and her family are in the dark. Church bells are ringing, sirens are screaming. The War has begun. A beautiful and powerful fully-illustrated picture book diary of the first ten days of the War in Ukraine that is full of love, hope and faith in peace.
“ …a poignant symbol of war’s effect on children.” KIRKUSTen percent of proceeds will be donated to Voices of Children, a Ukrainian charitable foundation that supports families affected by the war in Ukraine.
