Ivan Andrusyak is one of the most beloved poets of modern Ukrainian children. Funny, lousy plots, bright images and "good mischief" are definitely combined with perfect poetic technique, fine sense of language and spectacular sound game. These are poems that are not memorized, but easily and skillfully memorized themselves - and in combination with the creative illustrations of the young artist Lilia Kurzeba invite a young reader to a fun game.
The collection "Lakatsiya" was awarded the Korniychuk Prize in 2016, and a number of poems from it are included in the new school curriculum for third grade. The book also received the Children's Poet of the Year awards from BaraBuka and the LitAccent of the Year awards from the LiteAccent literary portal in 2017.
