About the book
Every people keeps its memory in stories. For Ukraine, that memory lives in legends — tales of how the first city rose above the Dnipro, of heroes and tricksters, of why certain flowers bloom and how the animals came to be as they are. Passed from grandparent to grandchild around the hearth, they carry the humour, faith and quiet wisdom of the land.
Legends of Ukraine gathers these folk tales into one illustrated volume. It is an invitation into Ukrainian culture for families and curious readers — a first doorway for children, and a keepsake of home for Ukrainians far from it.
Inside these pages
The kinds of tales Ukrainian legend is made of.
The Founding of Kyiv
How Kyi, Schek, Khoryv and their sister Lybid gave their name to a city on the Dnipro.
Legends of the Flowers
Why the periwinkle stays green all winter and the sunflower turns to follow the sun.
Tales of the Animals
How the creatures of field and forest earned their shapes and habits.
Heroes and Cossacks
The brave and the cunning who defended the steppe and its people.
Rivers and the Land
Why the Dnipro runs as it does, and the spirits said to watch the water.
Wit and Wisdom
Clever folk who win the day with a sharp mind rather than strength.
- Publisher
- Mountain Mill Editorial
- Series
- Ukrainian Heritage
- Languages
- English, Ukrainian, Spanish, German