Daiva Čepauskaitė, Reda Tomingas. Kaip Grikis berniuką augino (Grikis Brings Up A Little Boy), Kaunas: Žalias kalnas, 2022. – 24 p.  

This picture book consists of a very playful and heart-warming poem which presents children with an ‘upside down’ situation: the ‘troubles’ and joys of bringing up a little boy are told from the point of view of a dog called Grikis. Grikis is doing his best to take care of the boy: waking him up, bathing him, taking him outside, teaching him the lesson of generosity when they share ice cream, and so on. The most important lesson taught by Grikis is that of loyal friendship.
Reading this poem, and exploring the rich, cheerful illustrations, will make readers of all ages smile.

Daiva Čepauskaitė (b. 1967) is a Lithuanian poet, playwright and actress. She has been awarded the Poetry Spring Festival Prize (2005), the Jotvingiai Prize (2018) and the Golden Cross of the Stage Prize (2007). She has written ten plays for children. Her book of children’s poems, Baisiai gražūs eilėraščiai (Terribly Beautiful Poems), won three awards, including the best debut of the year. Published in 2017, this book was also selected as one of the five best children’s books of the year. Her poems for children are deep and playful in equal measure.

Reda Tomingas (b. 1979) is a children’s book illustrator and director of animated films. She is a nature lover, so it’s no surprise that all the children’s books she has illustrated focus on the world of nature. She takes part in festivals and exhibitions. She has illustrated many books including Džiunglių istorijos (Jungle Stories, 2022) by Saulė Paltanavičiūtė, Katinas Miegošius (The Sleepy Cat, 2022) by Egidijus Zaikauskas, and Paspirtukas (Scooter, 2021) and Gandriuko metai (The Year of the Little Stork, 2019) by Selemonas Paltanavičius and others.
Illustrator’s portfolio: https://www.behance.net/redatomingas

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