Literal Stories (Season 1)

Literal Stories (Bukvalnye istorii, 2012) is a Russian animated series you can watch online on iFILM. Every episode belongs to a single letter of the alphabet, and each letter gets its own temper, its own face and its own small comic adventure.

It comes from the team behind the well-loved cycle Lullabies of the World — directors Elizaveta Skvortsova, Natalia Antipova, Georgy Gitis and Anna Kadykova. The hand-drawn animation is warm and unhurried, letting the characters bicker, sulk and fall in love. A gentle way to teach a child the alphabet through story rather than drill. Stream Literal Stories online on iFILM.