The purpose of "VIKS FAIRY TALE PARK" is to promote creative thought in young children, and to acquaint them with literature that is written specifically for them. By engaging the child's imagination, it offers an alternative to technologically-produced visual entertainment that increasingly permeates classrooms and occupies a young person's leisure time.
Viks' fairy tale characters have fascinated both children and adults since the 1980's. Viks is the recipient of numerous literary honors and prizes, and in 1987, his "Zemudens Bara Liela Diena" received special recognition. Latvia's first full-length animated film is based on this work and was shown in the United States.
Because Viks' children's poetry and fairy tales contain ethical content and a high level of literary merit, it is required reading in school curriculums and very frequently anthologized.
Brothers’ Rurans’ handmade wooden figures representing Viks fairytale personages are not the only attraction worth seeing in Viks Fairytale park. After a walk along the Park’s gravel paths visitors are welcome to the picnic corner bordering on Park’s territory, with a variety of wooden installations for children to have fun there.
In the park itself you will find 28 Viks fairytale personages including Ness and Nessie, Complicated Sparrow and others. According to many visitors’ opinion the favorite top three are: Mud Dwarf, Changaroo and Heron.
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