A dual-language book in English and Ukrainian for ages three upwards.
Sonia and Nika are best friends but live far away from each other: Nika lives on the left bank of the Dnipro River, while Sonia lives on the right. To see each other more often the girls come up with a secret plan which also makes them feel happy!
Oksana Lushchevska is a Ukrainian writer and translator. She is an active member of PEN UKRAINE and the author of fifty children’s and young adult books. Her books have won a number of children’s literature awards, including a shortlist for the BBC Children’s Book Award. Oksana has a PhD in Education and has taught children’s literature at the University of Georgia. She has also written translations of translator of both Eric Carle and Julia Donaldson's picture books. Oksana lives in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.