In this book, Lydia Chukovskaya, the author of the famous “Notes about Anna Akhmatova,” talks about her father Korney Chukovsky. Written in a clear, simple, very precise and figurative language, these memoirs about the life of Korney Ivanovich, about Kuokkala (Repino), about Chukovsky’s attitude towards children, nature, artists whom he knew well - Repin, Gorky, Mayakovsky, Blok, Chaliapin and many others. The book will bring real pleasure to both children and adults.