This children's book for very young children was published in 1978. The author and artist was Viktor Pivovarov. Now 89 years old, he is a renowned artist.
I remembered this book when I was 2 or 3 years old. When I opened it 10 or 20 years later, pleasant memories came back to me.
More drawings can be seen here http://www.fairyroom.ru/?p=32313
In 1978, the circulation of this book was 600,000 copies.
For example, the monthly circulation of the children's magazine "Veselye Kartinki" (Funny Pictures) was 10 million copies (the country's population was 280 million).
By the way, these letters for the magazine cover were also drawn by Viktor Pivovarov.
I remember when I was 4-7 years old, I would constantly look into my mailbox, hoping to see this children's magazine there.
Viktor Pivovarov's paintings are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. For example, this painting is in the Tretyakov Gallery and reminds me of a drawing from a children's book, only I like the drawings in the children's book better :)
