Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – In February 2020, the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan presented in Tashkent the first children's book published as part of its publishing program.

The book "Funny stories of Khoja Nasreddin" included 40 stories in Uzbek, Russian, German and English. The main feature of this publication is that it was created with the direct participation of children from preschool educational institutions of Uzbekistan and Germany.

Their illustrations were used as illustrations for the stories. An international competition was organized for the selection of illustrations, organized by the Foundation in conjunction with the Ministry of Preschool Education and the Syndicate of Preschools in Berlin.

The book is accompanied by CD with a polyphonic audio recording of stories voiced by famous Uzbek and German actors. Now everyone can listen to this audiobook. The foundation has posted on its YouTube channel.

The book "Funny stories of Khoja Nasreddin" is the result of a joint work of the Foundation and the German company Cultur-Cooperation International e.V with the support of the Ministry of Preschool Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan aimed at popularizing the culture and art of Uzbekistan abroad.