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Samokat Publishing House
Today the modern Children's literature market in Russia is dominated by books for young children and a large percentage is non-fiction, primarily mass market. In the world of fiction we find mostly re-edited classics, fantasy or detective novels. There is an alarmingly small number of editors who focus their attention on serious (what is known as socially significant) literature. Samokat is one of them.
Publishing high-quality literature is our main objective but not the only one, we aspire to bring young readers and book authors together. Therefore we organize workshops on manufacturing picture-books, literary rallies on scooters, adventure games, and meetings with authors.
"Samokat" successfully carries out the mission of educator - publishes interesting samples of foreign children's literature. Thus the publishing house has the right style, the right outlook and the right principles. Without lectures and sentimentality "samokat's" books speak to children about life and about love, the difficulty in finding one's own identity and how important it is to be true to one's self. Even outwardly, "Samokat" books differ from the majority of modern children's books - covers have a good design, and have their own recognisable style.
Olga Murgina, Russian State Children's Library, 2006
"Samokat" clearly stands out among a long list of publishers as being "socially significant". It may not have thousands of books in circulation (a maximum of 5000), millions in turnover or huge profits but each book here is almost handmade. "Samokat" is not a factory, there's no conveyor belt only a small team of skilled craftsmen, working with enthusiasm at each edition.
Maria Poryadina, literary critic
Samokat Publishing House is small, but probably the most intelligent publishing house of children's literature in Russia and hasn't made a single slip-up so far.
Vladimir Itkin, newspaper "Knizhnaya vitrina", 2005
Contact us:
101000, P.O.Box 487, Moscow, Russia
info@samokatbook.ru
Tel. +7 495 506 17 38
Fax. +7 495 302 09 46