The works of Nikolai Nikolaevich Nosov have been captivating boys and girls into their bright world for decades. The story 'Vitya Maleev at school and at home' is no exception. Today, children read about the adventures of Nosov's heroes with the same interest as their parents once did. The schooldays of Vitya Maleev and Kostya Shishkin are no different from the everyday life of modern children. Lessons, homework, dictations, problems - all this is part of the life of schoolchildren to this day. Therefore, the guys easily recognize themselves in their fourth-grader friends, imbued with their experiences and, together with the heroes, rejoice at their successes.