Genrikh Sapgir, Kira Sapgir. The Adventures of Kubarik and Tomatik, or Fun Mathematics. Part II: How They Searched for Losharik

Russian Soviet writer and poet, screenwriter, translator.
Genrikh Sapgir made his publishing debut in the 1950s with poems for adult readers. In the 1960s, he also became a children's author. He wrote poetry collections for children, including "First Acquaintance," "Tram Tramvaich," "Hello," "Birds in a Notebook," "Wonderful Forests," "Four Envelopes," and others. Seeking to engage children with the richness of the Russian language, Genrikh Sapgir wrote poetry alphabet books, including "Crane Book," "Funny Alphabet," "Forest Alphabet," and "A Tale of Forest Music." His educational books were also published. For example, in collaboration with S. L. Prokofieva and V. G. Grishin, he created the physical education primer “Ruddy Cheeks,” and in collaboration with L. A. Levinova, he created the book “The Adventures of Kubarik and Tomatik, or Fun Mathematics” for preschoolers.

Genrikh Sapgir wrote cartoon scripts and contributed to plays for Youth Theatres. Verbal play, humor, imagination, and a desire to cultivate a thirst for knowledge are characteristic of everything Genrikh Sapgir did for children.

Kira Aleksandrovna Sapgir (née Gurevich, 1937-2022) – novelist, poet, translator, and journalist. Wife of the poet Genrikh Sapgir, niece of journalist S.D. Gurevich (common-law husband of Ariadna Efron, daughter of Marina Tsvetaeva). She contributed to the newspaper Russkaya Mysl and French periodicals. Author of the books Fabric of Lies, Dissi Blues, Leave Me Alone, Bulls and Snails, Paris Unknown to Parisians, A Bag of True-La-La, Paris – a Wonderful and Special World, and Courtyard of Miracles.

Soviet graphic artist, one of the founders and chief artist of the children's magazine "Veselye Kartinki" (Funny Pictures) in 1956-1967.