A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA

A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA is Ukraine’s finest children’s book publisher and one of the most esteemed producers of children’s literature in Central and Eastern Europe. The first privately owned children’s publishing house to be established in an independent Ukraine.

A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA was founded by the renowned poet Ivan Malkovych.
The playful name of the house comes from a story by the classic 19th century Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko, who created the beloved character of a schoolboy named Hritz who recited his ABC’s by the baby sounds “A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA”.

Indeed, the first title published in July 1992 was the picture book “The Ukrainian Alphabet” and from the very first list millions of children “from the age of 2 to 102” have been enchanted by the exquisitely illustrated books produced by Ukraine’s most talented writers, translators, artists, and designers working under the creative vision of Ivan Malkovych.

A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA is also one of the few Eastern European publishers to have successfully entered the global market, selling and buying rights to and from countries around the world — from the UK (Тemplar Publishing) and the U.S. (Alfred A. Knopf) to Australia, China and South Korea. The demanding creative and production standards applied to our many prize-winning titles have attracted readers worldwide. A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA is Ukraine’s finest children’s book publisher and one of the most esteemed producers of children’s literature in Central and Eastern Europe. The first privately owned children’s publishing house to be established in an independent Ukraine.

A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA was founded by the renowned poet Ivan Malkovych.
The playful name of the house comes from a story by the classic 19th century Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko, who created the beloved character of a schoolboy named Hritz who recited his ABC’s by the baby sounds “A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA”.

Indeed, the first title published in July 1992 was the picture book “The Ukrainian Alphabet” and from the very first list millions of children “from the age of 2 to 102” have been enchanted by the exquisitely illustrated books produced by Ukraine’s most talented writers, translators, artists, and designers working under the creative vision of Ivan Malkovych.

A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA is also one of the few Eastern European publishers to have successfully entered the global market, selling and buying rights to and from countries around the world — from the UK (Тemplar Publishing) and the U.S. (Alfred A. Knopf) to Australia, China and South Korea. The demanding creative and production standards applied to our many prize-winning titles have attracted readers worldwide.