Nadia Kovaliova. Slėpynės (Hide-and-seek), Kaunas: Žalias kalnas, 2025. – 28 p.

This picture book tells a cheerful story about five little rabbits invited to play hide-and-seek by the biggest rabbit, Albertas. Another rabbit, wearing yellow shorts, volunteers to count and begins counting to ten while the others hide. For Albertas, however, hiding proves difficult: the burrow seems too narrow, the tree stump too small, and he does not want to damage the flowers or garden beds. Eventually he finds a gigantic hiding place. The rabbit who is searching manages to find everyone – except Albertas. Where could he have hidden so cleverly? Eventually Albertas reveals himself and encourages the others to hide again, this time because of a real danger. The book has an educational aspect: children are invited to think, guess where the character is hiding, learn how to react in a dangerous situation, and even practise counting.

Nadia Kovaliova (b. 1986) is a children’s book author and illustrator. She has lived in Klaipėda since the age of four. In 2009 she completed a BA in Business Administration at LCC University. From 2010 to 2013 she lived in the United Kingdom, where she earned a master’s degree in Visual Communication at the University of Westminster and worked at the children’s publishing house Walker Books. She has published picture books Meškis ir Žąsis (Bear and Goose, 2015; translated into French), Meškis ir Žąsis. Gera būti kartu (Bear and Goose. Good to Be Together, 2021), Meškis ir Žąsis. Pyrago diena (Bear and Goose. Cake Day (2021), Meškis ir Žąsis. Staigmenų popietė (Bear and Goose. Afternoon of Surprises, 2022) and Vilkiukas (Little Wolf, 2025). She currently teaches visual communication and photography at LCC International University and organises illustration exhibitions.

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