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Review: The Quick Arrows once again venture into the dangerous Shadowlands

Rumour has it that there is something wrong with the Great Vont Vláďa Dratuš, who was helped by the Fast Arrows to rule all the streets of Shadowdale in the spring. There are even rumours that he has lost the hedgehog himself in his cage. So the Quick Arrows are once again heading to the dangerous S...

Review: A guide to Judaism for young and old readers

Czech literature has been desperately lacking for a long time a book like Cha Cha Cha, Mordechai laughed: a joyful journey through Jewish history. To be sure, there are many titles devoted to Judaism in this country, but with rare exceptions, they tend to be aimed at adult readers or focus on the tr...

Review: The Chrujda badger entertains in every way and restores peace to the forest

In the order of the seventh story, the badger Chrujda deals with disturbing the peace of the forest. The newly moved in band of bats beats the drums all night and Chrujda and even his lovely weasel Anička can't sleep because of them. Fortunately, the badger has his friend the owl Stáňa, who will adv...

Review: What an old house by the creek hides

Six-month-old Anička lives with her parents in an old house in Černošice. Soon she is drawn into its past, personified by the mysterious figure of Mrs Majerová. Together with the other inmates of her institution - the dogs Berta and Lisa, the turtle Kryšpín, Veverčák and the talking brook - they gra...

Review: This neat book opens up a whole writer's world

One of the most important personalities of the Czech and world literary scene in the book Franz Kafka. A man of his time, Radek Malý tries to present it without misleading exaggerations for young readers. Together with the illustrator Renata Fučíková, they have created a popular and educational publ...

Review: Be here and now again

The main hero of Tereza Šiklová's book is a nameless giant, for whom time passes many times slower than for each of us. One of his days is as long as a whole year in human perception. But the giant has many other features that simply transcend us. Apart from his obvious superior size, his smile and ...

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