From Two to Five (Russian: От двух до пяти) is a 1933 book of Korney Chukovsky devoted to the language development in children.
The author commented in the book: "Two- and three-year-old children have such a strong sense of language that the words they create not at all seem like cripples or speech freaks, but, on the contrary, are very apt, elegant, and natural.
[4] In the foreword to the English translation of the book by Miriam Morton, Frances Clarke Sayers wrote: "The author's insight, eloquence, and deep sympathy with the child make this book, the product of the observation and study of several generations of younger preschool children, as important, as it is unique.
(In Russian, the word formation was "шишка->шишенята")[7]A sleeping 3-year old muttered: "Mommy please cover my hind leg.
[8][9] In February 2024 Gorky Film Studio announced their planning of a TV series based on the book.