This article is a review of Małgorzata Chrobak’s recent book monograph titled Bohater literatury dziecięcej i młodzieżowej z okresu PRL-u. Między kreacją a recepcją. The author argues that Bohater literatury… is an absorbing and well-researched book which may inspire other scholars to study different aspects of children’s and young adult literature written during the period of the Polish People’s Republic, as well as more recent works about life in socialist Poland.