The plots of illustrations is gleaned from the childhood.They reflect the children's representation of incomprehensible phraseologisms and sayings. Unable to understand the figurative meaning of the phrase children play it  in their own way.
 
Сircus On The Wire - it is ukrainian expression that means some kind of funny, absurd situation.
 
 
 
Rubber Elephant - it's a person who drinks a lot
One more expression "To make a mountain out of molehill" and its Ukrainian equivalent "To make an elephant out of fly"
 
 
Children's understanding of thunderstorm
 
 
Indian Summer  -  if translate it from Ukrainian language word for word, would sound like  "Grandmother's summer"
 
 
There is no Tooth Fairy in Ukraine. Іnstead we have Tooth Mouse that lives in the attic room 
 
 
In Ukraine we say "Diploma is on the nose" when it is a few days before completing an academic degree
 
 
Paper Childhood
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Paper Childhood

Series of illustrated poster about childhood memories

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