For some reason, Dad went on a business trip at night, and a few days later, mom and little brother disappeared without a trace, and Shurka and Tanya were left alone. "The raven took it away," everyone whispers. But who is this Raven and who will show the way to it? It's easier to cross the border between the city of Raven and an ordinary city, but only one way. Only after realizing that the Raven is everywhere in Leningrad in 1938, the fearless Shurka will be able to rebel against his gray kingdom. Shurka and Tanya had a difficult time growing up: the Stalinist terror, the war years and the post-war years. The story of the dark pages in the history of our country is told by the fairy tale novel "Children of the Raven", the first book in the series "Leningrad Fairy Tales". He talks about fear and courage, about indifference and hope, about how even in childhood, when you depend on others, on adults, in many ways, you can and should remain free, despite the times.