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The texts and illustrations in “Get to Know Art” are taken from the children's magazine “Painting and Fairy Tale”, written and illustrated by Nikolay Raynov. Their original sequence and language have been preserved, with minimal adaptation.

Nikolay Raynov is an artist who left a bright mark on art and contributed greatly to the development of Bulgarian culture. A witty storyteller and refined painter, on the pages of this book he introduces readers in an accessible and concise way to the art and architecture of ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Ancient Greece, Rome, and to the emergence and development of drawing, portraiture, and stylized images. He also talks about sculpture, and in the third part of the book – about the Old Bulgarian art.