Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, Ukrainian publishers have prioritised the production of trauma-informed books to help children and teenagers cope with living through war. We estimate that more than 120 new titles have been released, a cultural phenomenon that is without historical precedent.
Author Kateryna Yehorushkina reflects on the destruction caused by the Russian bombing of FaktorDruk printworks in Kharkiv, where her books were printed: 'Today Russian rockets took the lives of seven of them and many more were injured. Instead of children's books - burnt wet pulp.'
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