Three, two, one… Off to space!

How Alex, the little mouse did not want to go to sleep.

This is Alex. He is still a very little mouse. There are many things that he LIKES: his mom, buttered toast, gummy bears, excavators and dinosaurs, playing with toy cars, looking at pictures in new books, rhyming, and monkeying around. And there are many more things that he DOESN’T LIKE!

Elena Bulay

Elena Bulay is an artist and illustrator based in Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow State University of Printing Arts as a graphic artist and later followed the illustration course at the British Higher School of Art and Design. Elena illustrates books and magazines and also creates product illustration. She collaborates with publishing houses, advertising agencies, magazines and more.

Elena was among the winners of the Illustrators Exhibition organized by Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2021 and 2022. In 2025, Elena was among the finalists with the illustrations from her picture book Harold the snail. Her non-fiction The Dog Book was published in 11 languages.