Olha Polevyna and Elina Zarzhytska – Ukrainian children’s writers, co-authors of The Fairy Adventures of Yas and His Friends. Their work blends humour, folk motifs, and modern imagination, creating engaging stories for young readers.
📚 Their characters teach kids friendship, courage, and kindness. 🌍 Both are active contributors to children’s magazines and anthologies. 🖋 They combine classic fairy-tale motifs with modern issues such as ecology, solidarity, and family values. 🎓 Elina Zarzhytska is also known as a cultural organiser and methodologist for children’s literature events. ✨ Olha Polevyna creates vivid, easy-to-read fairy-tale plots. 🎤 Their books are often presented at schools and libraries. 🏆 Zarzhytska has won literary awards for her children’s stories. 💡 They aim to inspire imagination and a love of reading through fairy tales. 😮 Some of their stories include puzzles and interactive tasks. 😄 At one reading, children asked for “one more chapter right now,” so the authors improvised a fairy tale on the spot.