Illustrations for Mikhail Stelmakh's book "In the Hedgehog's Windmill" 1956

This illustration from 1956 by Hryhorii Havrylenko is a black and white drawing, depicting a scene from Mikhail Stelmakh's book "In the Hedgehog's Windmill." The illustration features a hen, her chicks, and a crow. The hen is shown clucking, as if protecting her chicks from the menacing crow. The image is drawn in a simple style, with clear lines and bold shapes. The text in the background is in Ukrainian and gives a sense of the story's context. The illustration's simplicity and focus on animal characters make it suitable for children's literature.