Croatian children's literature on war is divided into two thematic circles, the Second World War and the Croatian War of Independence. War appears in children's novels quite late because of the problem itself, that is, war has long been understood as a taboo topic in Croatian children's literature and therefore had no place in children's literature. It has long been thought that topics such as war, sexuality, violence have no place in children's literature because children are immature for such topics. The inclusion of such topics in Croatian children's literature erases the censorship of the time and clearly begins to talk about the social problems that surround children. The Croatian War of Independence is a part of recent Croatian history and is certainly the cause of the creation of numerous works with the theme of war in order to transfer the real events of that time to paper to remain permanently remembered. A large literary opus of war books is intended for children. The main characters of these books are children's characters. In these novels, children are most often victims of war, because war forces them to grow up earlier and deprives them of the right to a carefree and happy childhood. They often express their views, that writers describe through children's eyes, so we have works that are primarily aimed at maturing a child through war (They killed my house, I'm scared, Mom, Little War Diary, Do you want to see white swans ?, Mary's secret). On the other hand, there are works that present the war as a kind of adventure where children have the qualities of courage and responsibility (Escape in a basket, Guardians of amphorae, Canyon of Dangerous Games, Ivin Vucko), as well as works that depict war through fantastic elements (Christmas fairy tale, Smogovci in war, Where the stream springs, Guardians of new roofs, Chimney sweep and white dove, From war to the stars, Koko in Knin, Crobinhoods, Scream).