- Illustrator: Oksana Drachkovska
- Language: Estonian, Ukrainian
- Elust enesest
- 2026, 40 pp
- ISBN: 9789916778135
- picturebook, fiction
When the kindergarten teacher asks the children to draw a picture of their home, five-year-old Alissa gets confused. In her short life she has already had several homes, and each one is dear to her — how could she possibly choose just one?
As the story unfolds, Alissa reflects on the different places she has lived, pondering what truly makes a house a home, and why a sense of belonging grows in some places but not in others. Through a child’s eyes, the reader glimpses the story of a small family — their moves, their tragedies and hardships, but above all their care for each other.
The text is written in both Estonian and Ukrainian in parallel.
As the story unfolds, Alissa reflects on the different places she has lived, pondering what truly makes a house a home, and why a sense of belonging grows in some places but not in others. Through a child’s eyes, the reader glimpses the story of a small family — their moves, their tragedies and hardships, but above all their care for each other.
The text is written in both Estonian and Ukrainian in parallel.
