The book "The Adventures of Dunno and his friends" by writer Nikolai Nosov

On the title page is an extract from the author:
"To Ivan Davydov as a sign
Respect and memory
from the author
March 25, 60
N. Nosov".

Nikolai Nosov is a Soviet children's writer, author of the famous series of books about the adventures of Dunno. Among his works, there was a place for many other popular books that have become classics of children's literature. Nosov was known for his light and bright writing style, and his stories are still loved by children and adults alike.

"The Adventures of Dunno and his Friends" is the first book in Nikolai Nosov's trilogy about the adventures of Dunno, first published in 1953-1954. Nosov's idea of "Dunno" was born under the impression of Anna Khvolson's fairy tale "The Kingdom of the Little Ones", which he read as a child. The name of the main character was also taken from the tale of Khvolson.

A separate Russian-language edition of the tale of Dunno was published in 1954 by Detgiz publishing house under the title "The Adventures of Dunno and his Friends" with illustrations by Alexei Laptev. It was Laptev who created the familiar image of Dunno, which other artists began to use after that.