ELENA SMESHLIVAIA
What can I learn from Tove Jansson
Written by Alexandra Bazhenova-Sorokina
Published by Alpina Publisher
2023
About the series
Inspiring stories and life rules of famous people that help you find your calling, develop creativity and courage!
Give me a hug!
The story of the baby elephant and his mother
Written by Anastasia Markelova
Published by Alpina Publisher (for Brand "Obnimama" baby food)
2023
Everything is fine in the world of the little elephant Hugs: he goes to kindergarten, where he gets ready for school, his mother tells him fairy tales before bed, and a family of frogs always croaks happily on his favorite pond. But one day trouble crept up unnoticed: a drought began in the savannah... The merciless rays of the sun practically dried up the beloved Pond of the Hugs, and even the frogs fled somewhere. How to save your favorite body of water? And is it possible to do anything at all if you are small, and it seems that the whole big world is against you?
Miracle in feathers
Written by Alexander Ginevsky
Published by Children's and youth book
2022
The stories of Alexander Ginevsky are easy to read and fascinating, because they are written with great love and respect for children. Without a doubt, the heroes of his mischievous stories Vovka, Borka, Tolka, Vadik and others will become good friends for young readers.

For primary school age
Give me a hug!
The story of the baby elephant and his mother
Written by Anastasia Markelova
Published by Alpina Publisher (for Brand "Obnimama" baby food)
2022
Elephant Hug lives in the savannah, goes to kindergarten and loves to cuddle with his mother more than anything in the world. One day, a new kid appears in the kindergarten - the wolf cub Zo - and begins to make fun of Hug. But the baby elephant didn't do him any harm! How to proceed?..
This kind fairy tale for the little ones will teach you how to behave if someone makes fun of you, and will show that even with the offender you can make friends if you show kindness and patience.
What can I learn from Maya Plisetskaya
Written by Julia Yakovleva
Published by Alpina Publisher
2022
About the series
Inspiring stories and life rules of famous people that help you find your calling, develop creativity and courage!
What can I learn from Sergei Korolev
Written by Natalia Akulova
Published by Alpina Publisher
2019
About the series
Inspiring stories and life rules of famous people that help you find your calling, develop creativity and courage!
What can I learn from Elon Musk
Written by Olga Solomatina
Published by Alpina Publisher
2019
About the series
Inspiring stories and life rules of famous people that help you find your calling, develop creativity and courage!

Illustrations participated in the international festival of book illustration "Berrywaterfest" 2019
What can I learn from Stephen Hawking
Written by Sergey Korol
Published by Alpina Publisher
2019
About the series
Inspiring stories and life rules of famous people that help you find your calling, develop creativity and courage!
What can I learn from Anna Akhmatova
Written by Elena Smeshlivaia and Lana Bogomaz
Published by Alpina Publisher
2019
About the series
Inspiring stories and life rules of famous people that help you find your calling, develop creativity and courage!
Giraffe relative and other stories
Written by Evgenia Chernyshova
Published by Alpina Publisher
2020
"Kin of the Giraffe" is a collection of fairy tales with an unexpected but always happy ending. The heroes of the stories are ordinary hedgehogs, wolves, chameleons, dogs, hares and even mugs, trees, swings and buses. And, of course, ordinary boys and girls.
Pervoklassniki i zh-zh-zh
Written by Evgenia Chernyshova
Published by Alpina Publisher
2021
"First Graders and Well" are four unusual stories about children, birds, animals and more. What are four rook friends discussing on the snowy ice of the Fontanka? Why did the sedate and sensible Badger lose his peace and fall out of love with his cozy hole? Who is a tundra dweller, and how did the boy Petya save the northern nature? And, of course, what does a first grader need to do to tame the letter “g”?
The Case of the Missing Teacher, or Parallel Paleolithic Humanity
Written by Masha Rupasova and Stanislav Drobyshevsky
Published by Alpina Publisher
2022
Something fantastic is happening in the life of 6 "A"! During a tour of the Museum of Anthropology, Antonina Ivanovna, class teacher 6 "A", disappears without a trace. Classmates Misha and Olya start their own detective investigation. And they find out that the teacher must be looked for in the distant past! More specifically, in the Paleolithic. But where exactly? After all, not only our direct sapiens ancestors live in the Paleolithic, but also three more types of ancient people. There is nothing to do - the guys go into the past and get acquainted with the parallel humanity of the Paleolithic!
Human Origins
Written by Masha Rupasova and Stanislav Drobyshevsky
Published by Alpina Publisher
2020
Masha is eleven and Max is nine. They intend to become super popular science bloggers, win the competition for the best children's science channel and go on a real dig.
Slava Muzykalkin and the missing Triangle
Written by Evgenia Rusinova
Published by Alpina Publisher
2021
Does the child show great interest in music and is going to become a great conductor? Then he definitely needs to get acquainted with the book Slava Muzykalkin and the Lost Triangle. This is a fascinating detective story for children from the age of seven, in which readers will find both intense intrigue and a whole musical encyclopedia!
Helper cars
Written by Masha Rupasova
Published by Alpina Publisher
2020
Funny, kind and at the same time completely timeless poems.

It will be interesting and useful for young children to learn about the different modes of transport and their purpose on the street in the city.

You can email me directly at smeslena@gmail.com

Elena Smeshlivaia is represented by the Lemonade Illustration Agency

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