Uncle Fedor, dog and cat. Uspensky E.N.

The boy, nicknamed Uncle Fedor, was painted by many artists, and everyone turned out to be a positive serious preschooler. And the dog and the cat, despite the wool, ears and tails, looked like people and even went on their hind legs. The artist Gennady Kalinovsky portrayed completely different heroes: his uncle Fedor has a navel, from whom a mustache has grown early; Cat Matroskin is a real cat, with facial expressions and plastic inherent in cats, and a ball is a simple village dog of an unpretentious breed. But for some reason, these characters are incredibly attracted by their caricature appearance. Probably because the artist grabbed the brightest features of his beloved heroes Edward Uspensky. What were Uncle Fedor, cat Matroskin and ball before they appeared on the screen? But such as in this book!

They were drawn by the artist Gennady Kalinovsky, a classic of a book illustration. He created the images of Mary Poppins, Alice in the Wonder of Wonders, Winnie the Pooh and many other characters in children's literature. His last work is the “master and Margarita” by M. Bulgakov.

Uncle Fedor and his friends may seem a little old, an inexperienced reader, but the artist saw them: Matroskin is too similar to the cat, and Uncle Fedor - to too Early matured child. But it’s really interesting how the person who first read the manuscript of Eduard Uspensky saw this company?