ABOUT THE BOOKS
Vytautas V. Landsbergis is most well known for his writings for children. His books are not simply entertaining, humorous, adventure stories, but the author also tries to impart eternal values to the young generation – love, mercy, social responsibility, and the desire to develop individual personality. Their universal spirit is the reason why people of all ages enjoy these books.
Landsbergis belongs to a generation of young writers from the Baltic states who are confident enough of a child’s intellectual ability to adopt an experimental method of narration rather than a teacherly stance.
Vytautas V. Landsbergis’s fairy-tales Tales of the Little Brownnoser and Dominic, the Horse in love were named the best books of the year.
Dominic, the Horse in love is translated into Swedich, Ukrainian, Italian, Kroatian etc; was granted entry to the White Ravens Catalogue (2005) of the International Youth Library in Munich and included on the IBBY Honours List (2006).
Vytautas V. Landsbergis’s is nominated to Astrid Lindren Memorial Award (2008).
Outstanding artists illustrate the author’s books, and they are currently being translated into other languages. They are also presented in international book fairs.
Additionally, Vytautas V. Landsbergis records most of his books onto compact discs, combining the stories with songs. He and other Lithuanian directors have presented many performances for children based on those records.