“The Sky in Chamomiles” is an engaging and funny tale about the life of a little girl from Moscow with an unusual name, Vita. About her mother, an artist—sweet, absent-minded, loving, but sometimes too busy with her own problems. About her father, who comes every Saturday, regularly and responsibly. About the first teacher—energetic, impulsive, and often very unfair. About Vita’s dream, her fears, hopes, and victories. About what can happen on New Year’s Eve, when your own mother doesn’t want to celebrate New Year. A curious, witty, brave girl, Vita tries to make sense of the complicated world of adults—where their relationships are full of unnecessary conventions, silly rules, and hurtful injustice. Even in her children’s world everything isn’t simple: friendship, rivalry, first sympathy—unconscious and very touching. She has a fun, carefree class and complicated relationships with her homeroom teacher. Learning easily and well isn’t automatically a reason to be a teacher’s favorite…