Fazil Iskander is a writer with an amazing sense of humor, with an amazingly keen sense of the psychology of a child. “Chick’s Childhood” is a famous cycle of stories, an epic about something special, but real, different from the world of adults, and fascinating, full of trust in the surrounding world of childhood. Together with the mischievous and inquisitive boy Chick, who loves to reflect on life on the crown of an old spreading pear tree, plunge into the hectic atmosphere of school life, and also learn about the first life lessons and attempts to defend one’s self.