About this item
Danko, Zirka, and Fabian live peacefully in the small town of Rondo, a magical and joyful place where even the flowers sing! Everything is perfect ... until the fateful day that War arrives. Having never experienced War, the inhabitants don't know what to do. They try to talk to it and fight it, but nothing seems to stop the spread of War's destruction and darkness. Harnessing the power of light, community, and song, Danko, Zirka, and Fabian, along with all their neighbors, must rally together to lead Rondo to victory. Publishing on Armistice Day/Veterans Day, How War Changed Rondo reflects the darkness and pain that conflict bring and the wounds that linger long after it's over. This picture book serves as a tribute to peace, resistance, and hope, and was written and illustrated by Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, a husband-and-wife duo from Ukraine.
About the Author
Romana Romanyshyn graduated from the Lviv National Art Academy. She works with Andriy Lesiv in their personal art studio Agrafka in Lviv, Ukraine. Their picturebooks The Mitten and The Turnip were included to the White Raven Catalogue 2012 and 2013. The Mitten was also an honorary mention at Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava 2011. Stars and Poppy Seeds was awarded the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2014 in the section of Opera Prima. They also became finalists of the Sharjah Exhibition for Children's Book Illustrations in 2014. Romana and Andriy are considered to be among Ukraine's leading contemporary illustrators.
