From the second half of the 50s, Zakhoder performed fairy tales in prose (eventually giving them the collective name "Tales for the Beasts").
Zakhoder was buried in Moscow at the Troekurovskiy cemetery.
In June 2000, B.V. Zakhoder was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 1999 for works for children and youth - for the book "Favorites".