Alexandra Bostrom - children's writer

Тhe article attempts to indicate the place and significance of A.L. Bostrom as a children's writer of the late XIXth - early XXth centuries, and for the first time outlined ways to analyze the writer's works intended for children's reading, which inscribe a significant page in the history of children's literature in the region. Here we consider the poetics of her two books, which can be described as a book for girls "Two little Worlds", where the formation of the psychology and character of a little girl takes place under the influence of a change in the socio-cultural context; and a book for boys “How Yura gets to know the life of animals”, where the main element is the popularization and practical application of scientific knowledge about nature. In the process of studying regional literature, the need to popularize forgotten names became obvious, which includes the name of the writer A.L. Bostrom. Her work at one time met the needs for high-quality prose for children, and, most importantly, it was an example of a special, female "useful" writing for children. The manner of narration, the image of a woman as the first mentor of a small child, to some extent, should have served as a model for the behavior of enlightened parents