The contract for the script between the film studio Soyuzmultfilm and Vera Chaplina with Georgy Skrebitsky was signed on August 3, 1950.
Original title of animation film was "Forest Fairy Tale".
In the film, the innovative artistic method was proposed by Yevgeny Migunov - the production of a background of oil paints.
In 1952, the script for the film "Forest Travelers" was published in the collection of the best animation films: "Fairy Tales".
The book-picture of the cartoon "Forest travelers" with the text by V. Chaplina and drawings by E. Migunov in the 1970s was reissued in many languages.