Fireflies by Jan Karafiát and their way to "small and big" children

Abstract

The study deals with the 140 years long history of publishing of the book Fireflies by Jan Karafiát, it focuses on its status as a children's literature bestseller, on its adaptations to other forms of arts, on its illustrations and on the publishing policies that have been related to it.]

Keywords

• Jan Karafiát
• 19th century
• Fireflies
• Protestant Church
• adaptation
• illustration
• censorship