Dozens of books by Kyrgyz writers were illustrated by Ivan Fedorovich Bulba, who contributed to the development of the publishing industry in the republic as an artistic editor. Among his best works are the illustrations for the poetry collection "Rolling Clouds" by S. Dzhusuev (1969, linocut), the books "Tree of Life" by Zh. Abdykalikov (1971, linocut), "Appeal to People" by A. Berdibayev (1972, linocut), which was awarded a diploma at the All-Union competition "Art of the Book-73" (Moscow), the poetry collection "Thoughts about the Leader" by Kyrgyz poets (1976, linocut), the book "Poems and Poems" by T. Adysheva (1978, linocut, I degree diploma at the Inter-Republican competition), and the collection "The World of My Life" by A. Tokombaev (1979, linocut).
