About the book: 1990 / The poems contained in this book were written by a nine-year-old girl, Vika Ivchenko, whose name probably already known to readers from many publications in republican and union periodicals, from appearances on television. We would like to believe that the meeting with the first book of the young poetess will bring joy not only to peers, but also to adults, true fans of the poetic word. The poems included in this book were written by a nine-year-old girl, Vyka Ivchenko, whose name is probably already known to readers from many publications in republican and union periodicals, from appearances on radio and television. We would like to believe that the meeting with the first book of the young poetess will bring joy not only to her peers, but also to adult true connoisseurs of the artistic word. © Vyka Ivchenko, 1990 © Olga Lysenko, illustrations, 1990 © Nadiya Kyryan/Nadezhda Kyryan, foreword and editorial