Ukraine Children’s Books

As we approach two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian war that began in 2014, I’m sharing some (mostly) fiction set in the Ukraine. Sadly, the backdrop is either the wars of the twentieth century or the current war.

If I were to pick one from my list below, I would start with the remarkable diary of 12-year-old Yeva Skalietska who fled Ukraine in 2022. My girls and I attended a remarkably composed presentation given by Yeva at the Oxford Literary Festival last spring and came home fighting over who was going to read the diary first.

Without wanting to use this platform politically, those of you interested in politics and stories, The Conversation has written an interesting article on the role fairy tales have played in the ongoing war. Whether you agree or not with the article, it is a poignant reminder of the role of literature in the character formation of children, and therefore of the next generation.

But for now, have a browse below and just choose one.

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