Olga Shtonda – illustratör

What's the point of art?This is the question Henri asks himself when his class is taken on a school trip to the local art gallery. Who wants pictures of old soup cans or melting watches? But when he encounters a painting with the most perfect blue, it creates a beautiful feeling. It's blueberries, oceans, summer skies and butterflies all rolled into one. And then he wanders into a room with a chair and a sign that reads "Is this really a chair?" Henri decides to test it out, unleashing an explosion of creativity! Finally Henri understands what art is all about...Following Isabelle Marinov's successful Leo and the Octopus, this is a fun and encouraging story of a boy learning to appreciate art and its boundless creativity.

A gentle story about moving, making connections and mapping a better world. When a young girl moves to a new country, her mum helps her draw a map to understand her unfamiliar surroundings. They draw the new neighbourhood, new friends and the special places the girl has found but important things from the past are missing like Grandma and Joe-Dog. So the girl makes the map bigger to include them. Soon the girl's friends are inspired to add their own stories and the distances between them all seem to shrink. Yet when misfortune strikes and the girl's world is shown to be less fixed than she thought, how will she learn to navigate change? Discover how we all have the power to create a better future.A tender and thought-provoking new book from the Children's Laureate Wales for 2025-2027.

A delightful draw-in activity book for artists of any age. Explore artworks by some of the world's most famous artists, with quirky facts and things to spot - then draw, doodle and colour in your own versions. Features 23 artworks by artists including Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Paul Gauguin and Rosa Bonheur. With internet links to find out more. Produced in association with the Musee d'Orsay, Paris.

“The Our World series continues to pack quite a bit of culture for the youngest readers into an easy-to-handle board book” – BooklistSlava Ukraini! Let's spend a day in Ukraine. Paint eggs, picnic in the park surrounded by paper angels, and take a trip to the river. Even learn words in Ukrainian with pronunciation guides throughout the story. Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series Written by Ukrainian author Kateryna Yehorushkina and illustrated by Olga Shtonda Endmatter provides more insights into life in Ukraine