Berdibek Sokpakbaev is one of the most famous Kazakh writers, whose books have educated and continue to educate more than one generation of children. He was a person who was able to convey all the colors of childhood, its joys and sorrows, and also show the inner world of a child without embellishment.

Berdibek Sokpakbaev was born in 1924 in a poor family in the village of Kostobe, Almaty region. His childhood was spent in difficult conditions, he lost his mother early, survived hunger, need and physical labor. However, he was always drawn to knowledge. Elder brother Satylgan, who later died in the war, played a key role in shaping the character of the future writer. It was he who instilled a love of books and learning.

After school and service in the army, Sokpakbaev entered the Kazakh Pedagogical Institute named after Abai, where he studied philology. Later he continued his studies at the Higher Literary Courses in Moscow. He began his creative activity with poetry. His first collection of poems “Bulak” (Spring)

has been released in 1950 and immediately resonated with readers.