A famous Russian folk tale with splendid illustrations by Nikolai Ustinov.

A very first book of vehicles for boys.

This very first book of dinosaurs for children from 4 to 8 years old features spectacular scenes from the dinosaurs everyday life, a large variety of fun facts and stunning details and a splendid activity part.

An encyclopedia of water transports in pictures for children 3+. Rights sold: China

A perfect guide to exploring the tempered zone forest and all its creatures.Twelve colorful double pages featuring the animal life in the forest month by month are accompanied by neat descriptions and intriguing facts. Written and illustrated by outstanding artist and naturalist Piotr Bagin. Rights sold: China

A wordless book of short stories in pictures first published in 1937 in black and white. It was reprinted in USA in 1938 under the title The cautious carp and other fables in pictures and was shortlisted among the best children's books of the year by the Horn Book Magazine. Now Stories in Pictures are available in color. Melik-Pashaev have restored old original illustrations, digitalized and colored them with the consent of the author’s estate. Although the author’s rights for Nikolay Radlov’s works are now in public domain, Melik-Pashaev retain the rights for production files with restored and colored illustrations.

A long time ago the Dog lived all alone. Once it decided to find himself a strong and faithful friend. He tried to make friends with the Hare, but the Hare was afraid of the Wolf. The Dog came to the Wolf, but found out that the Wolf was afraid of the Bear. Then the Dog came to the Bear who confessed that he was afraid of the Man. So the Dog made friends with the Man who fed him, built him a kennel and allowed to stay.

The Hen asks the Rooster not to eat crude currants, not to drink cold water, not to skate over thin ice. “Wait, Rooster, she says. It takes time for currants to ripen, for water to get warm and for ice to become thicker”. But the Rooster doesn’t listen to her and gets into a lot of trouble.

A bull, a sheep. a pig, a goose and a rooster are looking for a nice place to spend a winter. They get together and build a wood cabin where they are safe and warm. However a fox, a bear and a wolf tormented by hunger want to attack the cabin and eat the animals, but fail of course.

Collection of 23 best Grimm’s fairy tales including Hansel and Grethel •The Brave Little Tailor • The Bremen Town Musicians • Old Mother Frost • The Six Swans • Hans in Luck • Little Brother and Little Sister • Thumbling • The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean • Little Red Cap and others. The artwork by Boris Diodorov remind of ancient colored engravings and create a very special atmosphere.

One of the most well-known Grimm's fairy tales. A tailor is preparing to eat some jam, but when flies settle on it, he kills seven of them with one blow of his hand. He makes a belt describing the deed, reading "Seven at One Blow". Inspired, he sets out into the world to seek his fortune. The tailor meets a giant who assumes that "Seven at One Blow" refers to seven men. The giant challenges the tailor many times but the tailor does every task without difficulties and it makes the giant very angry. One day he decides to get rid of the tailor. He doesn’t accomplish his goal because the tailor outsmarts him one more time.

A well-known fairy tale about a young brother and sister kidnapped by a witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery.

Three funny German folk-tales about fools, boasters and liars.

A collection of 6 short stories for children from a renowned Uruguayan author with beautiful illustrations by Piotr Bagin.

This title was first published in 1978. It tells about the author's trip to Chukotka (The Chukchi Peninsula), the everyday life of local native people, the nature and wildlife of Tundra. Black and white sketches on every page.