The Life and Adventures of a Tiger Cub Named Buka

Fun stories about a tiger cub named Buka were invented by writer Galina Kornilova for her four‑year‑old granddaughter. Tasia adored animals, but most of all she loved tigers. These striped creatures captured the girl’s imagination so much that she started calling herself a tiger cub too. And the name she gave the tiger cub was Buka.

Also, in summer, Tasia lived in the village and loved when her grandmother told her all kinds of stories.

The curious tiger cub goes for a walk “in the other direction” to discover unfamiliar places. On the way, he meets an unknown, big‑eyed, springy creature; a red bug with black dots; and an ill‑mannered baby crow. He tries to jump up to the moon, learns to swim, becomes a little bridge over a stream, finds friends, and flies in his dreams, because he is growing.

Everything in this author’s book follows the writer and illustrator’s creative idea. Galina Kornilova gives life to a charming hero who plays, dreams, asks questions, and searches for answers. He looks at the world with wide‑open eyes—everything is interesting to him. And that’s what makes him close to every child: the stories that happen to him are familiar and understandable to every child.