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It seems to me that the history of a country can be learned from textbooks, but it can only be experienced through the stories of specific people. Especially when you are not yet very mature and you try everything on...

We have already talked about these out-of-this-world fairy tales here: https://karuselbooks.com/blogs/blog/%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0% B5-%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5-%D0%B7%D0%B2% D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8 I looked at it now and realized that everything is written there so correctly that there is nothing to add or subtract from, but we must continue...

Retelling 4.5 billion years of history is such a drag: well, first there was a spectacular explosion, everyone knows that, then the Earth was a solid ocean, then something incomprehensible began to appear in the water, then it slowly and...

Given: a fighting girl from a large family and a marginal almost grandfather who lives in a bus converted into a motor home. They meet out of love for books, although grandfather is not at all happy about this acquaintance....

Life is a long journey, and you should carefully choose what to take with you and what will only get in the way along the way. The book “What They Don’t Teach at School” captivates at first sight: large, A4...

This book is good in everything: the language, the atmosphere, the humor, the illustrations and the quality of the publication, but there is an aspect in it that really warms the heart and causes white envy. And it seems incredibly...

Missing the good old pandemic? She came to you in a detective story! In the Far Forest, which we already know well, a new disease is progressing: the beast experiences an irresistible desire to bite its neighbor by the tail....

Not only “The Nutcracker” - Hoffmann also has other fairy tales. One of the most significant is “The Golden Pot” about a young man who finds himself at the junction of two worlds - real and fairy-tale, their boundaries are...

To tell - not to tell, to tell - not to tell?. It is difficult to write about this book without spoilers. There is only one storyline, but a huge number of events, to retell which would mean depriving readers...

Now this series is incredibly popular, but for some reason the first books, which appeared ten years ago, did not take off. They came out with illustrations by the amazing artist Igor Oleinikov. Usachev plus Oleinikov plus cats - success,...

One day a gnome came to Dr. Korczak and fulfilled his cherished wish - he made him a child again. This book does not have what children love so much: no exciting adventures, no magic, no humor. But the child...

The new book of the modern Swedish writer Frida Nilsson, like her previous works, is distinguished by a non-trivial plot, philosophical depth, and a rather gloomy atmosphere. We learn about the difficult fate of the two main characters - brothers...

In Italy, the fairy Befana brings gifts to children under the Christmas tree. In this fairy tale, she is only a little bit of a sorceress - she flies on a broomstick, but otherwise she is an ordinary rather strict...

"The Snow Queen" was released before the new year 2021, and who would have thought then. Lomaev really wanted to draw this fairy tale, but for a long time he could not figure out how to make his own voice...

We are in the Nightmare villa, the owner of which, the black magician Beelzebub, cheated himself in front of the black lord himself. According to the agreement, Beelzebub was supposed to send epidemics, destruction, and misfortune to all living things...

Wherever and for whatever reasons people move, adaptation to a new place will take time - from a year to several years. The family of the author of the book “Anya Here and There,” Maria Danilova, experienced this firsthand when...

“Everything - forward, everything - into the distance! If you walk, don’t fall; if you fall, get up; if you hurt yourself, don’t whine. That's it - go ahead! Everything - into the distance!“With these words, the artist, who had...

"Madiken" is similar to the beloved "We are all from Bullerby", only here we are not talking about a group of children, but about two girls - seven-year-old Madiken and her little sister Lisabeth. They live on a farm, grow...

Tales of Bazhov. After all, you would never guess that they were written in such a dark time for Russian history - the 30s of the twentieth century. Bright, shimmering with the shine of precious stones, breathing the richness of...

Do you think she's English to the core? But no! Pamela Travers was born and raised in Australia, but for some reason, having already settled in the UK, she hid her origin. She was generally a dark horse, she refused...

OF COURSE! If you answered “yes” to this question, we advise you to read the book “You Can Do More Than You Think.” It describes ways to use your intelligence in all its manifestations, and how to use it to...