Vika

Genrikh Knizhnik, an excellent children's writer with a surname that literally means "bookman," has created a captivating story about a ten-year-old girl named Vika who understands the language of animals and birds. It turns out that this unusual gift can be useful in everyday situations (for example, when a friend in trouble needs to be found) and in moments of danger (to prevent a tragedy with a tiger in a circus). But what will happen if unscrupulous people try to take advantage of the girl's unique abilities? And how will Vika's friends—her classmates Senka and Vaska, her beloved cat Katya, the Doberman Irma, the Newfoundland Mishka, and other characters in the story—behave in such a situation? School life, real children, cozy home and dacha scenes, parent-child relationships—Genrikh Knizhnik, who keenly understands the child's soul, tells all this with psychological accuracy, without preachiness, and with deep respect and love for all positive characters (including animals). Another undeniable merit of this book is its masterful description of the turbulent, almost detective-like events in which the main character, Vika, is involuntarily involved due to her gift.