Children’s Books from Bulgaria 1 Children’s Booksfrom Contemporary Writers and Artists Bulgaria: Children’s Books from Bulgaria 2 © Damyan Damyanov, coverandbook design Angela Rodel, Proofreading andediting Valentina Stoeva,editor © Svetlana Stoicheva, preface National BookCentre © National Palace of Culture –Congress Centre Sofia 2016, Contemporary Writers and Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria: of Culture the National Fund. This projectwiththe was supportrealized на Национален Култура фонд . сфинансовата подкрепа Проектът ереализиран Children’s Books from Bulgaria 3 Writers and Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria: Contemporary Children’s Books from Bulgaria 4 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 5 of Culture –Congress Centre Sofia Executive Director National Palace Miroslav Borshosh scene. literary global the you, publishers, their inorder to help Bulgarian literature its take place on rightful single authorsupport every represented supporting also catalogue, inthis while I represent, Iwould like to assure you that we are possible doingto everything of Bulgarian literature abroad inforeign languages. In name the of institution the its Translations Program supports translation, the publication and popularization reason that we founded National the Center at Book NDK year, this through which, literature is not sufficiently known outside ofBulgaria and it is precisely this for Bulgarian children’s has reached books inrecent years. We recognize that fully our children’s inBulgaria, of books our authors, best and of exceptionally the level high catalogue,this readers abroad can get asufficiently full impression artthe of of attempts have madedirection, inthis that Ibelieve been for first the throughtime include publishedwill books within agiven year. literary Although over years the National Center at Book National the Palace of Culture (NDK), from which now on edition lays foundations the for such an annual catalogue published to be by the sample of most the interesting and books authors over years; last the seven this completeness or exhaustiveness, we have to present tried to you arepresentative fieldin the of Bulgarian children’s literature the at moment. Without claiming interesting works. This collection represents across-section whatof is happening containingbooks, most the established Bulgarian authors and artists and most their It is my pleasure to present to you acatalogue of contemporary Bulgarian children publishers,Dear readers and future of friends Bulgarian literature, Children’s Books from Bulgaria 6 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 7 talas namalkoto Golyamoto priklyuchenie Prikazka-igra: (The Adventures of the Motts: Hello, Brand-NewDay) /24 Priklyucheniyata namotovete: Zdravei, Novo utre pravi se (HowKniga kak aBook Is Made) /22 World the Novi ot sviat (New tsial prikazki Fairy Tales from All Over mivrimi(Rhyme MeRazkazhi aTale) /20 flower) /19 Nie, mushmorotsite (We, the Mischief Makers) /43 Ne echestno (It’s Not Fair) /42 Dads) for Book za tatkovtsi (The Incredible Adventures of Unki Marlyunki: Neveroyatnite naUnki priklyucheniya Marlyunki. Kniga Malki s (FairyPrikazka Tale) /34 Garbage Day) /32 Malkata vdenya Bozhana naboklutsite (Little Bozhana on Ribka Kaprizite naOliver (Oliver’s Tantrums) /28 Sl (Let Every enedelya da den DayVseki Sunday) Be /18 board Town: The River Monster) /16 Grad P /9 A Historical Overview Bulgarian Literature for Children – 4+ 6+ Books by BulgarianWriters 3+ (Colourful Tales (Colourful stri prikazalki ncho gleda sl ncho gleda mche (GameTale: The Little Gremlin’s Big Adventure) /26 (Fishie) /30 t naskeitbordovete: Rechnoto chudovishte (Skate shtestva (Tiny Creatures) ) /21 /40 (The nchogleda SunLooks at the Sun- /36 ) /14 - Ostrov Nibelungs: TheRhine Gold) /78 Pr the White Vial) /76 Mina, magiite ibyalata st Lapi Flute) Prikazka zav Prikazka retorikaSladoledena (Ice-Cream Rhetoric) /70 Minor (AFairy zaLa Prikazka Tale about AMinor) /68 Tsvetniyat chovek (TheColourful Man) /66 Kukuvitsata (The Cuckoo) istorii zhabeshki Malki (Little Froggy Stories ) /62 Pet (Five prikazki Fairy Tales) /60 Detsata nakaktusa (The Children of theCactus) /58 Vkusna (ATaste geografiya of Geography) /56 B Tina (Big ipolovina Deal Tina) /82 Kogato iskamm da Iliicho iAvgust (Elijah and August) /52 Two Kingdoms: Tales about the Voices of Happiness) /50 zaglasovete nashtastieto Prikazki kralstva: Dvete (The Chudovishte vk Chudovishte Contents 13+ 10+ 8+ di mipriyatel My (Be Friend) /48 sten (Paws) /74 /72 (The t (The Island) t nanibelunga. Reinsko zlato (The Ring of the lshebnata (The fleita Tale of the Magic shti lcha (AMonster at Home) /44 /80

(When I Want To Say Nothing) /54 /64 klenitsa (Mina,klenitsa the Magic and Children’s Books from Bulgaria 8 Smile) LungheFiabe Un (Fairy Sorriso Tales As Long As a PetitLe Prince (The Little Prince) /96 The Adventures of /94 Pinocchio Alice’s Adventures inWonderland /92 Rhymes How Many Grow Strawberries Nursery intheSea. Pushkin’s Tales Fairy /88 Andersen’s Tales Fairy /86 Return toSilver: Treasure Island /84 Bulgarian Artists/83 Books by Foreign Authors, Illustrated by /98 / 90 Martina Andonova /158 Melina-Elina Bondokova /156 Buyukliiska /154 Zara Damyan Damyanov /152 Penko /150 Gelev Chavdar Ghiuselev /148 Iassen Ghiuselev /146 Tonya Goranova /142 Iassen Grigorov /140 Iva /138 Grueva Kapka Kaneva /136 Asya Koleva /134 Maglena Konstantinova /132 Kostadin Kostadinov /130 Assia Kovanova and Andrey Koulev /128 LaMaireLili /126 ManuilovaRalitsa /124 Alya Markova /122 Evgeniya Nikolova /120 Victor Paunov /118 /116 Rositsa Raleva Peter Stanimirov /114 Svoboda Tzekova /112 Vladimir Todorov /110 Rositsa Yachkova /108 ZlatkovKiril /106 Lyuben Zidarov /102 Works by BulgarianArtists/101 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 9 B children. The liberation of children’s literaturefrom that for adults and alreadyits ap- literature for children with high-quality works, for collection eachpublishing apoetry Konstantin Velichkov responded also to to need increase the supply the of Bulgarian time, established authors such as “the patriarch of Bulgarian literature” Ivan Vazov and child, was which somethingquite still far from reality). At Bulgarian social same the a picture,” picture the inwhich was most often a photograph of a European urban European into modernity (one style their interesting on genre “based was poem the the market;Sezession-inspiredbegan totheir flood layouts introduced“imported” greatly Children’s skill. withto respect level the of poetic magazines and newspapers homeland, nature, and poor the unhappy) the God, and images, but of course differed at least one such each,and collection of all had them repetitive topics (school, family, ture, AChild’s Gusla (1880)by Vasil Popovich, numerous authors beganpublishing lation: afterthe inBulgarian collection appearance children’s poetry the firstof litera- from literature for adults began.This happened thanksabove all to qualitative accumu- AfterLiberation the consolidation (1878), of children’s literature and its liberationown adifferentpossesses kind perception.of strong, voice edifying of adult, the but clearly first eventhe poets that realized a child “bad” child. The voice the of silentchild is itself still canor barely be heard behindthe fatherland” to “what is eternity”; from catechism the of “clever” the child to that of the themes, would which interpreted be for to come: decades poetically from “what is the as a“dictionary” of Bulgarian literature for children, containing its metaphors basic and was from born rhymed maxims summarizing achild’s “duties.” We magazine the can see Petko Slaveykov R. in1871.Onits from pages children we can literally how see poetry dren’s magazine Pchelitsa Before appearance the of firstbook the for literary - children, chil the first specialized literaturethis were teachers, whom “enlighteners we call of people” the eventoday. of “enlightened the child” or “enlightened the young Bulgarian,” thus first the subjects of tion. Non-religious schools took up practical-educational the task of creating amodel maxim “Only an enlightened people free!” can illustrates be strength the of connec this - A Historical Overview Bulgarian Literature for Children – connection of with idea the national liberation from Ottoman the Empire. The century as aresult of adopted ideas from European Enlightenment and indirect ulgarian literature for children arose during 19th in the Bulgarian the Revival (Little Bee) came out, (Little Bee) published by great the writer Revival-era Children’s Books from Bulgaria 10 containing philosophical depths for children are as they growing up… The engage- symbolism developed inhis works for adults; animalistic the prose of Emilian Stanev, but at contain fairytales, magical also same the they time afair amount of esoteric the bywith retold writer/theosophist the fairytales Nikolay Raynov compendium atrue of brought about amalgam prose atrue with his lyrical for adults; volumes we the can call stories, created which for for amodel children, fairytales original at same the time literaturethe of and modernism literature for children); Angel Karaliychev’s fairytale (her associative prose Nyakoga day stands (Sometime) to very this indivisibly between writer, was who championed by Zlatorog onethe hand into “a children’s born poet,” but on other the hand into also amodern two at Dora Gabe’s poetess times; absorption deep child’s inthe turned soul her on for adults, “fusion” andpoetry furthermore, poetic the one can observe the between for children createsin his poetry an entirely different impression in comparison to his “portrait”:artistic for example, Asen Raztsvetnikov’s speech experiments with poetic It stimulate could also creative their works for adults and nuances addnew to their no prominent his hand writer from didnotat who that try works period for children. high-quality paper) and were enthusiastically received by There subscribers. almost is lications with richillustrative materials, full-color supplements, and printed those on had large they 20 villages; pressruns and were of inexpensive pub true was (this also - children and youth reached impressive the number of 217,published in69cities and Bulgarian children’s literature interms –both of quality and quantity. Periodicals for thetwo between period The World Warscame be definedthe as to “Golden Age” of andpoems excerpts of models from artistic High Literature. erately didnot publish texts by already established children’s authors, but rather lyrical edited early inthe century, 20th as well as newspaper inthe Chavche bolists. In magazine the Veselushka interwove for children into some elements his poetry of “lessons” from learned Sym the - proving not his mastery only inprose, genres: but he inpoetic evensurprisingly also to as hising awriter style true for adults, and evenexpanding by his talent evenfurther Pelin storytellers,best Elin –he first foundpath a to a young audience,while remain- This happened forthe first time in children’s literature the in work of one ofBulgaria’s children’s literature had yet to measure up to one more standard –that of High Literature. At end the of and 19th the at of centuries, beginning the 20th the however, Bulgarian literature. to ultimate the overcoming ofas aleading characteristic didacticism inchildren’s children’s was Chicho Stoyan poetry (Uncle Stoyan). For reason, this his name is tied who children’sturned poet The language and children’s games intothe standard for ture; for it pleaded also provoking above emotions aesthetic all inchildren. for purely and artistic not merely aims litera pedagogical inthis moralistic-edifying - article “Our Children’s Literature” by Slavcho Paskalev appeared in1906and pleaded (Thought).Misal In its printed mouthpiece,the magazine Misal ments inliterature for adults didnot go unnoticed by first the circle literary modernist parent conservative character incomparison- and to ideological experi aesthetic new (the first (the humoristic magazine for children),which he , the most, the authoritative interwar magazine , an important critical , Elin Pelin, Elin delib- Children’s Books from Bulgaria 11 an entire nation. appears that literature this has phenomenal pretensions –to change worldview the of assured desired the construction and programming of child’s the worldview. Thus it The “constant rattle”thematic this of closed circle in works for period childrenthis in addressedics to by be children’s literature,the as codified “only” topicsbe addressed. to Children’s Literature in1946.Thelaw exhaustivelythe listsall “progressive” problemat- Communist Party towards children’s literature was rewriting the of old the Law on favorite cliché of 1950s).Anotable the of act “concern” on of part the Bulgarian the autonomousthe world of child, the turning it into a “reserve” was of (this a party the for child.canonical As dictionary” socialist the aresult, “big tasks” these destroyed ians, children’s then literature mentioned period inthe above looked more like a“small literature is reminiscent of a“small addressed to young instructive dictionary” Bulgar returned children’s literature to “dictionary” the stage. But children’s ifRevival-era tasks: one of was minting them the of clichés verbal basic the This again of socialism. of “tools” the of Change. It with excessively was saddled important and party social not only was not forgotten rather, period; inthis functionaries turned it party into one It covered years the from second of the half 1940suntil the 1956.Children’s literature Thus we transitiongreatthe reach social the called after 1944, revolution.”“socialist cization of child and the childhood. to transcendental the than an adult are and –these ideas all conditions for- aestheti the brought life-saving for ideas adespondent, “waning” closer mankind; child stood the itual proto-homeland from it which came (Dora Gabe’s article“On Child’s the Soul”), naiveté and simplicity of child.memories the The who thechild,preserved still of spir tive artist, his nativism and intuitivism, reborn to be intuitivism, inthe seemed which and Old Bulgarian manuscripts. In sought they them spiritual the purity of primi the - ian myths, folktales and folksongs, Bulgarian needlepoint, old Bulgarian architecture, discovered roots inthe them of human culture, reached they which through Bulgar War One. In search their for primordial mainstays, ethical-aesthetical “native artists” Bulgarian modernism’s answer to universal the collapse of humane values after World The other thereason was cultural general movement for “Native Art,”which was of People’s the Enlightenment was directly responsible for applying law. the works by authors” best the and awards and subsidies for of best the The them. Ministry children.”between other Onthe hand, it recommended publications free the of “selected dren’s literature, “which might provoke division, hatred, class antagonism and violence forbidwhich any excesses and ethical any tendentiousness political inchil- whatsoever culture. The institutional reason is related the Lawto on Children’s Literature from 1920, 1920sandin the 30s:one was institutional, other the had to while dowith overall the There weretwo main reasons forthe flourishing of literature for children and youth with today’s capabilities. technical changed culture the for of and children books periodicals to alevel inimitable even ers) with children’s illustration it raised to status the of an independent text and visibly Beshkov, Aleksandar Bozhinov, Stoyan Venev, Rayko Aleksiev, Sirak Skitnik, and oth- ment of Bulgaria’s artists (such best as Vadim Lazarkevich, Georgi Atanasov, Iliya - - - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 12 We hope that at catalogue this will least hint at answers. the artists and illustrators perhaps not astep already respect? ahead inthis cisely that: catching up, not with world the or with Europe, but with reader. the Are know readers? their current The challenge writing faced those by for children is pre - nature found inchildren; and to what extent and “children’s” whether writers of today from pressure,freed ideological inresponding has succeeded to supranational this than adults. It is an open question, however, as to what extent contemporary literature, culture. The generally sharedthat is truth children are far infact more“international” capturedbe without into taking account extreme the visualization and virtualization of nation’s children’s literature unique. The dynamics of today’s literary process could not stands out, along with related the problem of evermore the task difficult making of a transitiona fin-de-siècle century.to a new In the it, problems globalizationof clearly not one, but two transitions –one “reads” lessons the of democracy, other the is while Contemporary children’s literature from 1990sonward the shows characteristics the of Systemthe more than twenty years ago, precisely due to its indirectness. as well as today period has inthis potential,guage of despite fairytale the change the in unsuccessfully to limit author’s the trying address to children alone. The counter-lan- The authorfree was andtacit had a “understanding”withthe institution which was critics silently while agreed to texts read from these fairytale, the a“child’s” viewpoint. nomenon arose: afterthe 1960s, authors theabove practiced all Aesopianlanguage of chkov, Stanislav Stratiev, Valeri Petrov and Stefan Tsanev). Aquite interesting phe- within grasp the of authors with atalent for satire (such Aprilov, as Boris Yordan- Radi emphasis,socio-allegorical aimed against System. the Such language turned out to be lines,” the readto “between be could have i.e. such fairytales dual addressees and a it, “Aesopian” the language was developed, allowed which for of fairytales such works underwent a surgeThe especially genre period. this during fairytale of Withinoriginal playmate.” role of communicative child inthe the by act deliberately turning it into his “fellow important:very by keeping author’s the presence strongly inawork, he doubles the combinescally “technical” virtuosity with purely and experience something lyrical Kanchev, Binyo Ivanov, Velizar Nikolov and many others). Ivan Tsanev characteristi- of works their for children (Ivan Tsanev, Yanaki Petrov, Victor Samouilov, Nikolay ments turned poet’s the language play and children’s language play into heart the protected from any kindof ideology. TheRaztsvetnikov’s heirs to - linguistic experi child’sthe world. This initially happenedthe in word-play genre,which is naturally meantwhich autonomy winning ideological back the of authors and autonomy the of qualities donot allow it us to “socialist.” call It once again won status, aesthetic its true conditionsthe but of socialism, its reclaimed essence and functional literary high 1960s, 1970s and the During 1980s,children’s literature continued to develop within Professor Svetlana Stoicheva Children’s Books from Bulgaria 13 Books byBulgarian Writers 13+ 10+ 8+ 6+ 4+ 3+ Children’s Books from Bulgaria 14 P wakes just of greyish full duty?’ question: ‘Imagine world ifthis of beauty tomorrow may ask the have will who too. agreytale, Otherwise is itgrey tale, possible to have agreyone? Well, sure we rose-coloredthe ofWhat glasses childhood. about a become pink! You are looking at world the as ifthrough sparrowsthe are pink. Even granny’s the white hair has as well trees as Christmas and the bees –the pink tale blue a jellyfishsewing quilt.is is the in pink Everything of It ink. tellsof story the blue the waves, sea where a comes The left fromblue true? isa tale memory a drop most invisible! What happens, his though, when dream of grass, middle the inthe little the which bug- is al of becoming golden. Green ordinary is so –just like as ripe an ear of dreams wheat. green insect Asmall by aray of sunshine. It is as shiny as reflected light and mustache. The colour yellow shines ina picturepainted sunset,in the resembles which an old man with ascarlet The colour – onecaneven see is warm red it and merry briar, cap the of woodpecker the and autumn the forests. the raspberries Theand tale dyesthe red strawberries, imagination. inspired by colours the around us and inour pure isally reminiscent of impressions, playful or poetic ISBN: 978-954-491-441-7 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2008by Colourful Tales P

Illustrator: Kapka Kaneva Author: Maya D The bookisillustrated by Kapka Kaneva –seep.136 stri prikazalki the traditional model of fairy tales and traditionalthe tales actu- of model fairy has itstale own colour. The nottext does follow fairy every inwhich is abook ǎstri prikazalki lg cheva Children’s Books from Bulgaria 15 2007; P (How the Caterpillar Woke Up or How Butterflies AreBorn) , Award for Children’s literature (Bulgaria, 2013). Award (Bulgaria, 2009), and Petya the Karakoleva National Author2009), Best Konstantin inthe Konstantinov National dren’s Literature Award (Union of Bulgarian Writers, Bulgaria, ContestFairytale “Europe in aFairyTale”- Chil (2007),the of Culture PlaceInternational (Bulgaria, inthe 2006),Second She awarded has been Age Golden the Award by Ministry the reason she has created many inrhymed tales of prose. her fairy loves melody the created by rhythm and rhyme –that is the erature and textbooks music for textbooks school. Maya primary children’s songs. Some of her texts are included inBulgarian lit- librettosseveral for musicals, as well as more than 100texts for and rhymes. She has written plays several for puppet theatre and is aBulgarian author of children’s riddles tales, of books fairy MAYA DǍ Kak g 2004; Kak Shturaldi) Papiyonka Shturaldi zavelikiya (ABow Tie for the Great – nadhitreniyat pirat (Plucker –TheDeceived Pirate) , 2003; rimi (Rhyme Me aTale), 2015. Onaya gora (Fairy Tales from that Forest) miv , 2012;Razkazhi zimata (What Does the Winter ot , 2010;Prikazki Smell Of) chudesa Selectd bibliography: Slon Ichad (The Christmas Miracles), 2008;Na uhae kakvo stri prikazalki (Colourful Tales)stri prikazalki , 2008;Kolednite , 2004;Podslon zaTritochka (AShelter for Tridot), LG r (An Elephant and an Umbrella), 1999;Skublyo senitsata s se Ǎ CHEVA (5May 1967,Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) razhdat peperudi se kak budi ili 3+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 16 R other, preservation of nature friendship. and true living, positive self-esteem and for respect each children about learn everlasting the values of healthy characters, adventures and humorous situations, adventurenew and moral. anew Throughfunny transport, but… skateboards. reveals a book Each ancient have times not any used other means of nature,preserve value traditions and therefore since town, known for its residents joyful love who sports, old-fashioned small placetake inapeaceful, rural and and hisBob wise brave grandfather, all which featuresseries adventures the of alittle boy named (writer)tin and Iva (illustrator). Grueva book The Smiles , created by Bulgarian the authors Maria Mar – Stories about Good Deeds, Harmony and children’sthe Skateboard series book Town echnoto chudovishte from is third the book

- Monster Skateboard Town: The River Rechnoto chudovishte ISBN: 978-6-19-7133-03-5 Sofia, Bulgaria KidsEco Publishing House, Published in2014by Grad around them. better taking care finally start wholethe of of nature town change attitude their towards river the and happy and smiling and makes residents the of the outcomeed together of brings story the everybody river of garbage and junk.funny The - and unexpect rent diver jobis to regularly whose scuba clean the Swimhead –an ex-resident of town the and acur Grandfather Skato’s –named old Swimmy friend the river,the wherethe finally monster turns outbe to mountainthe of banks and to them very leads the voice brings and them residents the of town the up basement to go on amonster hunt. The fisherman’s Skato leave afternoon their worktheir in house’s Skateboard Town and and make his Bob grandfather River. His screams for help awaken residents the of notices clear inthe mountain waters of Raving the Mr. Fishcatcher is horrified by a weird figure that he denly disturbed by an unknown danger. The old and quiet lifetownpeaceful small inthe is sud- 3-RechnotoIn chudovishte Book usually -the

Illustrator: Iva Grueva Author: Maria Martin The bookisillustrated by Iva Grueva –seep.138 t na skeitbordovete: - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 17 (The (The Competition) Annual Little Elephant from the Circus) s , 2014;Godishnoto chudovishte (How Old Mr. Jelly Found the Road of Smiles), 2014;Rechnoto Stars) Falling Skateboard Town ipadashtite series:Bob (Bob zvezdi and the SELCTD BIBLIOGRAPHY initially created. is inspiration the for stories the and for whom stories the were children and mother the of aseven-year-old son, Martin, who ager, Maria Martin ateacher is also of English language for as acommercialexperience lawyer, counselor legal and man- Sofia University KlimentSt. Besides her long-term Ohridski. degree inInternational Law and International Relations from guage High School,Sofia, Bulgaria, and a holder of a Master’s pseudonym Maria Martin) –graduate of First the English- Lan Good Deeds, Harmony and Smiles is Maria (artistic Georgieva The author Skateboardseries book the of Town –Stories about (The River Monster), 2014;Sloncheto ot(The tsirka , 2013;Kak Zheleotkri patya dyado nausmivkite : , 2015. stezanie 3+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 18 T And worlds. new guage is magic the key that powers... magical unlocks imperceptibly They them. to reveal childrenthat lan - come alive untrained the when tongue pronounces singing, arguing, laughing, etc. Yanaki Petrov’s poems infinitepossibilities of words and rhymes – humming, tions, with semantic surprise twists, entertain with the and imagination deploy as they richgaming intona - and provoke riddles children’s linguistic awareness by Yanaki Petrov. His tongue-twisters poems, of most the entertaining works for children some collects enedelya da den Vseki he book ISBN: 978-9-54-01-2698-2 Sofia, Bulgaria Prosveta Publishing House, Published in2012by Let EveryDayBeSunday Vseki den da enedelya 132

Illustrator: Maglena Konstantinova Author: Y The bookisillustrated by MaglenaKonstantinova –seep. anaki Petrov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 19 S The SunLooksatthe Sunflower ISBN: 978-9-54-01-2697-5 Sofia, Bulgaria Prosveta Publishing House, Published in2012by Sl the coldthe but winter fluffy season. prepare audience the for adventures the inherent in “Chickens” and “Bunny”, whereas “Snowflakes” will Sun”. The poems the animal in world is described in“Crocus”described andSunflower “The the and children often notice morethan we adults do, is and feelings.beauty The the flowers,of which wholethe range of children’s thoughts experiences, work and is cheerful colourful and brings together illustratedfully by Maglena Konstantinova. Petrov’s

Illustrator: Maglena Konstantinova Author: Y The bookisillustrated by MaglenaKonstantinova –seep.132 ncho gleda sl Petrov, known as Uncle Oriole, and wonder for poems funniest children written by Yanaki sixof collects the slǎnchogleda lǎncho gleda anaki Petrov nchogleda - bin) (House of Mirrors) Bob , 1986;Robin Bobin (Robin brets (Brave Hunter) , 1985;K Chicho Chichopei (Uncle Chichopei Chicho Oriole) SELCTD BIBLIOGRAPHY Russian, Polish, Turkish, Serbian, Czech and Slovak. Uncle Oriole. His works have translated been into as well as children’s under pseudonym the books Flock) yato collections Lirichno (Lyricalthor of poetry the Books magazine and almanac the Sea at Bulgarian publishing Artist house, Children, Art, miner and aprinting press worker. He was an editor Bulgarian Language and Literature. He worked as a University St. Kliment Ohridski with adegree in Golyamo Bukovo, Burgas. He graduated from Sofia YANAKI PETROV (1947-1999)wasin born na komin , 1990etc. , 1975and ptitsa Zimna (Winter Bird), 1978, (African on aChimney)- , 1981; Lovets-hra : shtichka sogledala , 1980; . He is au the - Afrikanets Afrikanets - 3+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 20 M readers into world the of her surprising characters, the value own their uniqueness. While transferring the not to compare themselves to others but rather to butterfly magic thecaterpillar, of taughtbe will they white wide the world was dyed incolours. With the From children get the to tales, will the know how once night.their readers, thus inviting some dreams of brightness into kindness and touch friendship will young and adult and adventure. atender Like goodnight-hug, hope, amusing and witty characters, aworld of magic full drawings immersereaderful the into will aworld of melodious flow the of rhymes theand play- tor Tonya Goranova by mere chance. The aya Dǎlgcheva met brilliant the illustra- ISBN: 978-9-54-18-0933-4 Sofia, Bulgaria Bulvest 2000Publishing House, Published in2015by Rhyme Me aTale Razkazhi mivrimi book all over all book again from beginning. the reader wishes with to trepidation sigh and the start and skills desires that these magically so the describes inloveto fall are as priceless as diamonds. The author insomeoneself else’s to shoes, come back home and fears, weare suspect eventhose fearless. To put your imply to young the reader that has everyone his own assigned to character the of Lion, the thus aiming to ing reader the valuable lessons. Overcoming fear is of conceitedness, pride and arrogance, thus teach- The aboutstory the proud rooster touches the on topic plotthe around traditional the Easter themes. miracles simply which wait discovered, to be building author tenderly creates, as though painting apicture,

Illustrator: Tonya Goranova Author: Maya D The bookisillustrated by Tonya Goranova –seep.142 lg cheva (seep.15) - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 21 T (Alphabet Riddles) and Mileva LybomirLeda Nikolov (2014);Azbuchni gatanki Nursery Rhymes) coauthored by great the Bulgarian author lyubimi vrimi(My Prikazki collection 2015; the Favourite ), 2012and Novi valshebni (New prikazki Magical Fairy Tales), ot sviat (New tsial prikazki Fairy Tales from All the Over World Lybomir Nikolov is author the collections Novi tale of fairy the Selectd bibliography: ISBN: 978-6-19-151-022-1 Sofia, Bulgaria Softpress Publishing House, Published in2012by the World New FairyTales from AllOver Novi prikazki ottsial sviat lore and values the of it country the presents. far-away countries. is inspired story Each by folk the - characters, princesses and wonderfulliving beasts in introduce to reader the some familiar and unfamiliar as rainbow, the Colourful Lybomir Nikolov’s tales Author: LyubomirNikolov esting life stories and many precious lessons. overall world the have most hiddenthe inter areales most nations’ treasures, where men wise , 2014. - magical worldmagical of legends and myths. Lybomir Nikolov’s children take tales on to ajourney the fairy Magicthe Pearl National Children’s Literature Award 2015. was awarded second place category inthe ‘Young Discoverers’ at In 2015his children’s Azbuchni gatanki book (Alphabet Riddles) and translations new the Petit classics of all-time Le Prince the genre the larized inBulgaria. Some of his latest are bestsellers book of prestigious Bulgarian and international literature awards. His lance translator, editor and journalist. He has received anumber fiction science and fantasytales, books. also worksHe free - as a LYBOMIR “NARVI” NIKOLOV is aBulgarian writer of fairy Pushkin’s Tales Fairy Fire was first the popuBulgarian Desert which gamebook, - (2015). (2015). (2015) (2015) 4+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 22 chain of production. book editor, translator, and designer along else everyone the hands, disclosing and function the importance of the way the all ney from author’s the mind to reader’s the and vivid illustrations it children the takes on ajour abouttale how are books made. With simple language publisher and experimenter with paper –is apoetic bookThe first by Asya ­­ Koleva A every dayevery in the park, your best Even friend. you. neighbour with the funny dog, the girl you meet nyone can be awriter –the grocery lady, the – author, illustrator, - ISBN: 978-619-90286-1-2 Sofia, Bulgaria Publishing Lodka Biala House, Published in2014by How aBookIs Made Kniga kak sepravi

Illustrator: Asya Koleva Author: Asya Koleva The bookisillustrated by Asya Koleva –seep.134 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 23 White Ravens Catalogue. book is The one thetwo of selected titlesforBulgarian the 2015 and images. project she inwhich combines words with both her experience pravi se (HowKniga kak aBook Is Made) is her firstbook children and adults. ments with paper and images to create innovative products for publishing house Biala (White Lodka Boat) illustrator and graphic designer. In 2014she created asmall drawing. last the ten Over years, sheworking has been as an lation and editing before turning back to her long-life love: ASYA KOLEVA spent years among words, languages, trans- where- she experi 4+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 24 T Children’s Choice Award 2014. book Thewon firstplace the at MagicPearl National subtle and humorous way without instructive. being lesson is delivered to both and kids parents their ina andneeded they’re about to disappear. This important sion with technology. of it Because Motts the feel un- Brand-New Day) on focuses people’s growing- obses behind Zdravei, The idea trust. Novothey utre (Hello, to people and show themselves only whom to those Motts,the home. live who They inevery are invisible book series are series funny,book fluffy creatures called na motovete (The Adventures of the Motts) he main characters Priklyucheniyata inthe seep.156 ISBN: 978-619-7241-01-3 Sofia, Bulgaria Motove Publishing House, Published in2013by Hello, Brand-New Day The Adventures of the Motts: Zdravei, Novo utre Priklyucheniyata na motovete: the projectthe portfolio. as coloring and books apack of stickers are of part also motovete (Tales from the World of the Motts) ­ Another for series younger ot sveta –Prikazki kids na of the Motts) features series book three chapter books. Priklyucheniyata namotoveteThe (The Adventures

Illustrator: Melina- Elina Bondokova Author: Radostina Nikolova The bookisillustrated by Melina-ElinaBondokova – — as well Children’s Books from Bulgaria 25 cups), 2015. (The Adventures of the Motts: PrincessThe Who Had the Hic- ot sveta namotovete: P Adventures of the Motts: Mux Strikes back) , 2014;Prikazki 2014; Priklyucheniyata namotovete: H from the World of the Motts: Princess Pagu Can’t To Go Sleep), sveta namotovete: Printsesa Pagu zaspi nemozhe da (Tales World of the Motts: Mux’s First ot , 2014;Prikazki Mischief) lyucheniyata namotovete: Mux otvr Adventures of the Motts: Hello, Brand-New Day), 2013;Prik Priklyucheniyata namotovete: Zdravei, Novo utre (The Selectd bibliography: rvata belay naMuxrvata (Tales from the (The shta (The naudara ltsashtata printsesa - the categorythe of children’s literature. cups) was nominated Pero inthe Awards Literary in2015, (The Adventures of the Motts: PrincessThe Who Had the Hic- book Priklyucheniyata namotovete: H Magic Pearl National Children’s Choice Awards in2014.Her (The Adventures of the Motts: Hello, Brand-NewDay) won the Her Priklyucheniyata namotovete: book Zdravei, Novo utre ot svetakazki namotovete (Tales from the World of the Motts). na motovete (The Adventures of the Motts) Pri and series the She is author the of chapter the Priklyucheniyata series book debut as achildren’s writer by self-publishing her firstbook. University in2009English Literature. In 2013she made her marketing by specialist profession. She graduated from Sofia RADOSTINA NIKOLOVA 1986inBulgaria) is (born an e- ltsashtata printsesa - 4+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 26 H www.gametale.eu. andin Latvia is available inEnglish on its website beenbookThe first pickedhas up by Avots Publishers award for children’s literature inBulgaria. and nominations, including most the prestigious and abestseller received became series over ten awards different endings. In twoonly years,the GameTale how choices their shape reality their with twenty hundred different ways and helpsthem understand imagination of children, as it read can innearly be a (The Little Gremlin’s Big Adventure) sparks the ǎmche namalkoto talas Golyamoto priklyuchenie something you not will find anywhere else. and make decisions the is tale that shape will fairy the opportunity for achild and aparent to play together to choose whatto happen choose will inside? The Howa book? about giving chance the them ow doyou make little children inlove fall with Big Adventure GameTale: The LittleGremlin’s ISBN: 978-954-91865-3-6 Bulgaria Polygraph Commerce Ltd., Published in2013by talas priklyuchenie na malkoto Prikazka-igra: Golyamoto Illustrations: collective Author: Nikola Raykov mche Children’s Books from Bulgaria 27 mons. He is awell-known aficionado free of sharing and publishes his all works under CreativeCom- youngest author to everreceive honors. high these Even Bigger Adventure of, 2014)won Culture’s Ministry the national award. Nikola Raykov is the Oshte po-golyamoto namalkoto talas priklyuchenie malkoto talas children’s written books, for his three-year-old na Golyamoto son: priklyuchenie Prikazka-igra: haveThey garnered various Bulgarian awards. However, he to famerose withthe first of his He has written and published adult-oriented SF, fantasy and dystopias, includingscript. afilm boy. USAandin the returned home where he fell inlove, and married father the became of alittle NIKOLA RAYKOV wason born June 21,1981,inStara Zagora, Bulgaria. He went to university mche (The Little Gremlin’s Big Adventure , 2013).His Prikazka-igra: second book mche (GameTale: The Little Gremlin’s 4+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 28 O to children’s for whims –adesperate attention cry and Todorova reminds us that maternal love is answer the KapriziteIn na Oliver (Oliver’s Tantrums) , Boriana tantrumsthe dusty inthe chest upstairs. wards, mother and son unite efforts their and put away therefore is able to chase away. them Shortly after sters. However, tough she and is very creative and his wishesall and confronts mon her with- terrifying powerThe magic makes balls histhe of motherfulfill unlimited quantity of candies. wishes for of –all his mother’s attention, toys, new an They arebestthe way to he start requestingeverything discovers the in balls three fluffy – his attic tantrums. tention to his sister and not enough to him.He mother dedicates much too of her and time at- liver has ayounger sister. He his believes - ISBN: 978-954-8670-11-1 Sofia, Bulgaria Todor Neykov Publishing House, Published in2011by Oliver’s Tantrums Kaprizite na Oliver ening. ghetti and broken toys are impressive both and- fright something creepy, his monsters while made of spa- realistic. The unbelievablygloomy background implies Vladimir Todorov’s illustrations are interesting and love, often fromarising between siblings.jealousythe

Illustrator: VladimirTodorov Author: Boriana Todorov The bookisillustrated by VladimirTodorov –seep.110 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 29 writing her first YA novel. bringingbetween up her two children, and Alex Angelina, and currentlyBoriana lives Angeles inLos and divides her time brother. and vibrant picture about book alittle boy’s first year as a big Kaprizitewith na Oliver (Oliver’s Tantrums, 2011)-acolorful Todorov. Her as amother experience inspired her to follow up Moon Rock (2007)incollaboration with her husband, Vladimir tures to creation led the of her first children’s fantasy novel, The U.S.the Her love of literature, storytelling and different- cul in Sofia, London,Bulgaria, and England, in settled she finally After fifteen years of workingwithchildren andadult students American Studies TEFL andteacher. is acertified Australia and Europe. She has aMaster’s degree inEnglish and BORIANA TODOROV grewup on three continents –Asia, 4+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 30 A love! almost buys arabbit. And end… inthe in he falls “m”, with great makes the friends artist Raphael, and a hat, Gabby meets has who trouble pronouncing make upset, himsurprised, and happy. He dwells in andters, friendly gets odd, both into situations that we would have Fishie lots meets expected. of charac- out much to be more intriguing and exciting than bark on aquest for love! true His adventure turns white cat leaves who his home and to em- friends For unacquainted those with Fishie, he is ayoung Stories and Other Extraordinary Adventures). (Princessy istorii sluchki neobiknoveni shki idrugi A cat well-known from author’s the Printsese- book called “Fishie”called about? to be A cat, of course! What could you abook possibly expect readybook to become achildren’s favourite! ISBN: 978-619-7131-01-7 Sofia, Bulgaria Ribka Publishing, Published in2013by Fishie Ribka

Illustrator: Evgenia Nikolova Author: Katya Antonova The bookisillustrated by Evgenia Nikolova –seep.120 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 31 behind hercreativebehind new projects. more direct ways into world the of children is driving the force Publishing, but most of she is all amother!search The for Voicesthe Happiness of nashtastietoza glasovete (The Two Kingdoms: Tales about ventures (Princessyveni sluchki Stories and Other Extraordinary Ad - children’sthe - istorii neobikno Printseseshki books idrugi KATYA ANTONOVA is author the of wonderful the stories in , 2011),Ribka (Fishie , 2014),and of apart team the of Ribka Dvete kralstva: Prikazki Prikazki kralstva: , 2013),Dvete 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 32 T …’’ d a e r b crushed yoghurt cups, cucumber peels, hard heels of Scattered all around her were bones, empty beer cans, the ground, and then made ashow of inspecting them. Bozhana kicked at aplastic bag, spilling its contents on to the trash scattered by the overflowing dumpsters. had hardly left the house before eyesher were drawn Who knew what was running through her head? They “...In her mind, Bozhana still wasn’t done with garbage. between the little the between lamb and wolf the cub. ickyeven the bones tell awonderful of story friendship ing Plovdiv the shoes to wear used to belles balls, the man and his wife, atorn reminds shoe us of danc the - red eggshells of trash inthe tell story the an old each piece of garbage turns the into tale: afairy his is with aunique ashocking book title. In it, ISBN: 978-954-491-838-5 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2012by Little Bozhana onGarbage Day boklutsite Malkata Bozhana vdenya na Choise Award 2013. book Thewon the Magic Pearl NationalChildren’s availablebook, for iPad. as well as first inthe interactive Bulgarian children’s LittleBozhana (TheBozhana) Big samethe by author, character Malkata star the series inthe is also Golyama consisting of five books on different topics. The main part series aboutbook is theBozhana,The of Little

Illustrator: Kostadin Kostadinov Author: BozhanaApostolova The bookisillustrated by Kostadin Kostadinov –seep.130 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 33 Big Bozhana and the Wedding of the Turtle Doves), 2015. Malkata Ivenchavkata Bozhana Golyama nagugutkite (Little ItainiteBozhana (Little Big Bozhana and the Secrets), 2015; Big Bozhana and aTale from Life), 2014;Malkata Golyama ot zhivota prikazka (Little Iedna Bozhana Golyama Malkata dyavolcheto Tuk (Little Big Bozhana and Tuk), 2014; the Devil and the Tump Monster I Bozhana Golyama ), 2013;Malkata Malkata Ichudovishteto Bozhana Tump (Little Bozhana smehorii (Little Bozhana in the Shop for Funny Things), 2013; Underwater World svyat (LittleMalkata vpodvodniya Bozhana Bozhana in the denya naboklutsite (Little Bozhana on Garbage Day), 2012; Bozhana in the Night of Wonders v Bozhana ), 2012;Malkata sors Sky the Modern tales for children: Chovek Selectd bibliography: Malkata Bozhana vnoshtta Bozhana ), 2010;Malkata nachudesata (Little ), 2002;Chudoto nasenzorite (The Wonder of the- Sen ), 2013;Malkata vmagazine za Bozhana ǎt snebeto (The Manwith in her works far more gratifying. Although awards the delight her, she considers readers’ interest Bozhana in the Night of Wonders) and others. Hr.the G.Danov Award –2012for children’s literature (Little work and contribution to Bulgarian-Russian cultural relations; Trudthe Daily for poetry, Muse Golden the for her creative culture; Plovdiv the Prize for prose; Chainlet Golden of the dius, greatest the award for to Bulgarian significantservices own creative works, including Order the of and Cyril Metho- Apostolovaties, awarded has been anumber of prizes for her In addition to numerous the honors for her publishing- activi of annual the Ivan Nikolov Prize. Poetry young authors “Young Plovdiv Reads” and founder the is also audience. friendly the Moreover, she organizes festival the of over Bulgaria visit Plovdiv about and with talk books their during writers which from different countries fromand all of largest the literature festival inBulgaria “Plovdiv Reads”, Bozhana Apostolova is one the of founders the and organizers and prose. poetry and without extraneous clamor more and more readers of both was publishedbook –shewinning over has been persistently Fire-Dancer’s Lot came out, until her 2015,when twenty-third owns. Nevertheless, since her 1978,when firstbook poems, of houses –Janet45 Publishing House, she which founded and ated with one of most the authoritative Bulgarian publishing BOZHANA APOSTOLOVA’S name is invariably- associ 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 34 P and faith appears. a miracle, about moment the illusions inwhich end nique gives an additional dimension about to story this and grown-ups. Iva Sasheva’s unique illustration tech- and Silvia’sZachary for tale children is afairy book counterbalance sensibility modern the of tale. the Visually, it revisits Old the World tradition to fairytale during ablinding blizzard inafaraway town. an enchanting doll maker creates his masterpiece rikazka (Fairy Tale) is an fable original inwhich ISBN: 978-954-28-0852-7 Sofia, Bulgaria Ciela Norma AD, Published in2010by Fairy Tale Prikazka Illustrator: Iva Sasheva & Silvia Karabashlieva Authors: Zachary Karabashliev Children’s Books from Bulgaria 35 (FairyPrikazka Tale) is first their children’sbook. Bulgaria and United the States. She now teaches inDubai. art she has worked as aschoolteacher and college professor in in painting and printmaking. In addition to her studio practice, ter’s degrees inEnglish and Bulgarian literature, and an MFA Silvia Karabashlieva is an artist and educator. She holds mas - author of five books of fiction. Read.”Big “The by Bulgarians survey BBC inthe theHe is Foundation, and was voted among 100most-loved the books Bulgarian Novel of Year the Award, given by Edward the Vick USA, France, Poland, Serbia, and Macedonia) won 2009 the wright. His novel 18%Sivo (I8%Gray , published inBulgaria, ZACHARY KARABASHLIEV iswriter afiction and play- 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 36 M for grown-ups. in an eccentric self-invented genre: children’s poems It by is second the book Petya Kokudeva, writes who that is enchanting for and kids both adults. entangled insurprising plots and concrete language ing mistakes of through fanciful aseries characters benefitsthe of loneliness theand bravery - of mak exploresbook The ticklish likesubjects abstract, to haste and have anti-hurry sprays, special etc. Achooo the winter; the little fellas are who allergic ishead on fire andcan whole a village warm in keep Burning Head loves who much so to think that his of aspoonful someone else’shim try bitterness; Mr one’s heals who Other Doctor troubles by letting devoted to adifferent creature: imaginary of collection sical 37rhymed each poems, sashtestvaalki (Tiny creatures)- is awhim Tiny Creatures ISBN: 978-619-186-003-6 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2014by Malki s Illustrator: Romina Beneventi, Italy Author: Petya Kokudeva shtestva Children’s Books from Bulgaria 37 is also aco-authoris also of for afew textbooks school. primary nationwide initiative promoting reading among children. Petya an ambassadorbeen Amusing of “The SummerReading” -a holding creative workshops literary for Since kids. 2013she has last the few years,Over shedevoted has to been mission the of Italianthe illustrator Romina Beneventi. of Petya her books has worked collaboration inafruitful with –Pitanki last book stantinov National Award for Children’s Literature (2015).Her Bulgaria –Hristo G.Danov, as well as for Konstantin the Kon- nominated for one of most the prestigious awards literary in sashtestvaHer Malki second (Tiny book Creatures (2012) inBulgaria and reprinted has been four far. so times won award special the at National the Contest Debut Book dren’s for grown-ups. poetry Her firstLulu book Petya writing inaself-invented has been genre: literary chil- tions. globetrotter and an ardent collector of children’s illustra - books for international several creative agencies. She is apassionate ski. For last the ten years she’s working been as acopywriter in Creative writing from Sofia University KlimentSt. - Ohrid forbooks children. She has aBA inJournalism and an MA PETYA KOKUDEVA (1982)isauthor aSofia-based poetry of 2015. “L’ingrediente Segreto” for Italian the publisher Fasi DiLuna in Genitori zine Giovani Piemonte, ed. Espressione Editore, 2013;cover for Maga the - “Inbook giro con ibambini, ai guida luoghi baby del friendly and dedicated books to parents and children (cover for the ing. She illustrated has also anumber of covers for magazines for children doing courses and workshops inwatercolor paint - Italianthe Bianka Associazione Culturale Gruppo In recent years Romina collaborating has Beneventi been with tion with same the writer, as is her third one –Questions –Tinybook Creatures bypoems Bulgarian the author Petya Kokudeva. Her second debut inillustrating children’s literature was Lulu Drawing was her driving passion years. during those Her all school, and high cal studied then Slavic languages inFlorence. various techniques and textures. She graduated from aclassi- constantlybeen developing by her style experimenting with watercolors she when was 16years old and since she then has is an Italian illustrator living inPrato. She to started paint with Romina Benevnti (Questions), was published in2016.Onall , February 2014).She illustrated book the – is also aresult –is also collabora- of fruitful the (Lulu – a book with –abook association , 2014)was , 2011), . 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 38 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 39 Romina Beneventi, Italy Illustrations:

Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 40 E a cave, finally manage they truth. to find the ing from onfalling aballoon, arope bridge and down from future. the Afterseries of mishaps a including fly- dance teacher, ward apeculiar and… his own child toney the find witness,only accompanied by a pretty investigator The local ever expected. sets out jouron a out that situation the is much worse than Unki has deductiondetective uses and who But logic. it turns solved canenigma be by no one but Unki –aprivate principalthe Pitterson. Such atragically-mysterious gone missing, together with teachers their and even happened: pupils the all schoolhave from local the his delicious snack, something because terrible has afternoon meal. Unfortunately, he has to delay detective Unki Marliunki is preparing his tasty on starts day, acalm verything local the when Marlyunki: Bookfor Dads The Incredible Adventures of Unki Kniga zatatkovtsi Marlyunki. Neveroyatnite priklyucheniya na Unki ISBN: 978-954-28-1423-8 Sofia, Bulgaria Ciela Norma AD, Published in2013by

Illustrator: LiliLaMaire Author: Ivan Radenkov The bookisillustrated by LiliLamer–seep.126 - the Giants: The Third Book . for Dads) Unki Ivelikanite: Treta zatatkovtsi kniga (Unki and (Unki Travels in Space: Another Book for and Dads) pǎteshestva vkosmosa: Oshte zatatkovtsi kniga edna Unki Marliunki: Book for has Dads) its sequelsUnki – Kniga zatatkovtsi (The Incredible Adventures of Neveroyatnite naUnki priklyucheniya Marlyunki. colouring. with more than 100illustrations for download and found can forbe series, especially together book the awebsitedesigned songs, the all composed inwhich ing story. As agift forthe readers, RadenkovIvan has by LaMaire, Lili drawing worlds parallel amus inthis - for. The text is rounded out illustrations theink fineby world. These remind us to whatpraise is livingworth father inabeautiful, romantic and not-so-fictional thefull adventuresof book is The of a child and his Children’s Books from Bulgaria 41 End of the World), 2015. kraya nasvetado (Stories from the Big Yard: AJourney to the ThirdBook forDads), 2015;Istorii ot Pǎtuvane golemiya dvor: velikanite: Treta zatatkovtsi kniga (Unki and the Giants: The (Stories from the Big Yard: The Missing Sun), 2014;Unki I Dads) zatatkovtsikniga (Unki Travels in Space: Another Book for for Dads) for tatkovtsi (The Incredible Adventures of Unki Marliunki:Book Neveroyatnite naUnki priklyucheniya Marlyunki. Kniga za Selectd bibliography: adults. children’s and books loves discussingand kids with them both with his children it because makes himfeel young. He writes eldest son made writing. who himstart He loves spending time IVAN RADENKOV is afather of two and it is precisely his , 2014;Istorii ot Izcheznaloto golemiya dvor: slǎntse Unki p , 2013;Unki ǎteshestva vkosmosa: Oshte edna 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 42 V of brush the begins. wherefind the picture the of words ends theand story lustrations by Buyukliiska, that Zara it is really hard to intriguing smoothly complemented design, by- il the adults life. to ineveryday kids book has The such an liantly revealing controversial the messages sent from relationship children between and grown-ups, bril- are bright so and fair, and illuminate inthe truth the ten author’s inthe well-known way of writing. They Ne echestno (It’s Not Fair) consists of writ- 39poems ing out loud. And versa. vice submerge thought us indeep we are while laugh- still plays with that such mastery he somehow manages to meanings andthemwith things. extraordinary fills He Hejects. turns upside them down, shakes out stale the with this words,does viewpoints and important sub- playshimself still with achild’s amazement –and he in his game. And that’s probably he because manages to engage and kids both parents ictor Samuilov is arare breed of writer who ISBN: 978-619-186-110-1 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2015by It’s Not Fair Ne echestno

Illustrator: Zara Buyukliiska Author: Victor Samuilov The bookisillustrated by Zara Buyukliiska –seep.154 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 43 N ISBN: 978-954-491-822-4 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2004by We, the Mischief Makers Nie, mushmorotsite standings young between and grown-up mischief butwith didactic misunder at same the merry time Illustrator: Y Author: Victor Samuilov full of naughty,full crazy things and funny stories springis like acheerful shower of short verses, ie, mushmorotsite (We, the Mischief Makers) ana Levieva - much-desired present for children of ages. all are brilliant so that transform they into book the a design illustrationsbook theand The by YanaLevieva cordial and playful people. makers. In other words is for book –this clear-sighted, 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 44 W linguistic, and visual font jokes. doitAnd they with irony and softness,with masterly children.ern No fake beauty, no conceited morality. keep connecting adults with real the world of- mod A Monster atHome ISBN: 978-9-54-491-497-4 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2009by Chudovishte vk Illustrator: Y Author: Victor Samuilov exactly is the poet and is artist) who the is poet the exactly (once again,Levieva it is hard to tell who Victorith book this Samuilov and Yana ana Levieva shi Children’s Books from Bulgaria 45 Chudovishte vk tions since Obstinate then; (2005);Chudovishte Child mushmorotsite (We, the Mischief Makers)- , 2004–three edi (Deep intoniya mrak the Penetrable Darkness) , 2001;Nie, si ostanenas da (Between You and Me), 1989;Vd (JustHomemade taka (1984);Ei Sea Like That), 1987;Mezhdu Gramophone) ǎrdechen gramofonBezs (Heartless Selectd bibliography: a calendar book, 2014;Nea calendar book, echestno (It’s Not Fair), 2015. Away Puddle) (A Monster at Home) (In vdeseta , 2009;Prez lokvi devet aFar Zodiya “Hlapak”, 2011;Zodiya (The ZodiacKid Sign) – - ǎn progled , 1982; ǎshti

literature for children and teenagers. EuropeanEastern Literature Center –for his contribution to Victor Samuilov First was also Prize Laureate of South- the of are which for children. Thewinner threeof national awards, dents’ and books training aids. He has written most 19books, Center CinemaSofia and acompiler of many anthologies, stu- He was ascript writer and editor at Studios Cartoon the of and workedphilology for youth, and literary editions. satirical ated from Sofia Universitywith a master’s degree in Bulgarian VICTOR SAMUILOV in1946. wasinSofia born graduHe - 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 46 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 47 Illustrations: Y ana Levieva Children’s Books from Bulgaria 48 A magiya krie se vsnega (What se krie magiya Sorcery Had Snow). Bǎdi mipriyatel My (Be Friend) has asequel –Kakva power.magical a long time, scabby because frogs have strongest the forestthe witch looking for had been just such frog for lake.the scabby Andthe finally frog found – friend a gave old key to the sentinel, good the guardian the of frog outwitted lamia, the locked her inher cave and scabby the needed frog…for asnack. The brave little echo, nor mighty the zmej. Only gluttonous the lamia veela. Notful greedy the goblin, nor treacherous the ascabby wouldwho frog? befriend Not beauti the - worldon the to ajourney see andfriend. find a But swampwide scabby the liked little frog and it so went a frog –ascabby frog.Nobody whole inthe knows,who there was alittle frog.Not just long, long ago… time or maybenot that long, ISBN: 978-9-54-771-341-3 Sofia, Bulgaria Kragozor Publishing House, Published in2015by Be My Friend B

Illustrator: Penko Gelev Author: Julia Spiridonova The bookisillustrated by Penko Gelev –seep.150 di mipriyatel Children’s Books from Bulgaria 49 (What Sorcery Had Snow), 2015. priyatel My (Be Friend) vsnega se , 2015;Kakva krie magiya vǎlshebnata fleita (The Tale of the Magic Flute) , 2013;Bǎdimi Iglata (Labakan’s naLabakan Needle) za , 2013;Prikazka 2010; Kralska kr Sweet Pathwalker), 2009;GrafinyaBatori Bathory) (Countess Adventures in the Underworld), 2009;Lyubimiǎtecho pop V Dolnata zemya. Krǎstyo –chasten detektiv (APrivate Eye’s tures with Djigo) , 2003;Tina (Big ipolovina Deal Tina), 2008; (Goo GooBirdie Stories) (Adven sDjigo , 2000;Priklyucheniya - Guguletata (TheGoo Birdies) zaguguleta , 1999;Prikazki Selectd bibliography: ǎv (Blood of Kings), 2011;Maks (Max), 2012; (My , Children and Youth Department of CityLibrary. Sofia the lishment of Flying the Pig Club for reading teenagers at the forbooks orphanages. Her most recent initiative is estab the - campaign,which aims up to set libraries of published newly “Wherethe Children Live, ThereChildren’sBe Should Books” 2010 to present the founder shethe has been and organizer of dren and Youth Department of CityLibrary. Sofia the From izer of weekly the “Who Loves Fairytales” initiative at- Chil the From 2009to present the founder shethe has been and organ- Julia Spiridonova well-known is also for her charitable work. Children’s of Year the Book category (2015). of Bulgarian children annual (2012);the Award Quill winner, Diplomaary for lifetime contribution to happy the childhood to Bulgarian Literature award Honor Child winner (2010);the Year category annual (2010);the P.R. Slaveykov -Contribution annual Konstantin Konstantinov award winner, Author of the Danov award of nominee, Year the Book category (2010);the competition third prize annual winner (2005);the Hristo G. The awards received by Spirdonova include: Europe in Fairytale a member of Association the of Bulgarian Writers. shows for and TV series several children and teenagers. She is Bulgarian National Television. She is creator the and author of writing work, having authored more than 400scripts for the Juliabooks. Spiridonova well isknown also for her screen- Spiridonova’s are books most the often asked for borrowedand website) in27public libraries inBulgaria, showed that Julia In 2011,research out carried by Azcheta.com the (“I Read” development of spiritual the culture of young the generations. Merit Award inrecognition of her distinctive support inthe cation and awarded Science to Julia Spiridonova Special the Hague. inthe Bookfair In of Bulgarian 2010the Edu Ministry - was presented positive acclaim to very at International the internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator Ivan Gantschev, In 2008Julia’s children TheScabby tale Frog, illustrated by the BibliObrazBookfair inMoscow to represent Bulgaria. Russian Presidency as an official guest the to International Bulgarian Writers Association. In 2007she was invited by the annual children’s manuscript book competition, held by the 2006, her first novel My Sweet Pathwalker won biggest the ever screenplay of Student the jury Festival Film inMunich. In In 1996Julia Spiridonova was invited inthe to part take included inEnglish and French short anthologies. story Pacifier” wonthe annual UNESCO award. then was Her story asedged awriter“The her in1995when first short story into1972, inSofia afamily of Sheartists. was first acknowl- JULIA SPIRIDONOVA (YULKA) wason 30, born October - 6+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 50 W why it important is so to stay away from her. many others. You Hate Queen can see and find out have Baron Anger, Duchess Hurt, Prince Shame and Take inside alook Kingdom the of Sorrow –here we Prince Trust lives and why Love Queen powerful. is so what Countess Honesty like, looks where Kingdomin the of Happiness, you can see elcome to Two the Kingdoms! there, Over ISBN: 978-619-713-107-9 Sofia, Bulgaria Ribka Publishing, Published in2014by the Voices of Happiness The Two Kingdoms: Tales about glasovete na shtastieto Dvete kralstva: Prikazki za ways for moments with dealing those inlife. ings, wherecome they from and some really useful endin the you more learn will about your own feel- from You perspective. anew have will agreat and time happened to you, you now able will be to at look them storiestheir and although some of may them have also livesthe of children and parents. their You read will You how noble their see all subjects will can affect

Illustrator: Martina Andonova Author: Katya Antonova (seep.31) The bookisillustrated by MartinaAndonova –seep.158 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 51 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 52 E Dwarves) Avgust isedemte dzhudzheta (Elijah, August and the Seven Iliicho iAvgust (Elijah and August) has asequel –Iliicho, anyway. We forgot to mention but Gergin, he from sleeps first lastto able happens. and Elijah time Every August are together, something remark - but under bed, the exactly is this difficult to put ina nutshell). purrfellowthe August. August lives under Elijah’s (not bed bicycle as abirthday sincelast gift year.Elijah’s friend is best and abunch of other stuff. waitingbeen He has to receive a know why. loves Elijah his mother, candy, Christmas is birds. Anyone has who looked abird eyeshould inthe younglijah is still and only the scared thing heof is truly . ISBN: 978-619-164-120-8 Sofia, Bulgaria Enthusiast Publishing House, Published in2014by Elijah and August Iliicho iAvgust

Illustrator: Penko Gelev Author: SotirGelev The bookisillustrated by Penko Gelev –seep.150 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 53 Mr. Jasmine). He lives inSofia. about Physics about Astronomy , Fairytales , LyubenDog Zidarov’s Magic Mirror Imago Chicken, Doroga, Kerata scripts, and directed two eight full-length animated films (The designer, effects forthe made cinema, special wrote film army, worked inafactory, drew comics, worked as agraphic SOTIR GELEV wasin1960Asenovgrad. born He was inthe Gas Mask, Gas , produced films ( Wizards , Orbis , Vector Lector and Fairytales (Fairytales series ) and TV , and Good Afternoon, , Kolobar , Chickens, Yellow , Yellow Enthusiast. jah, August and the Dwarves –author, Seven 2016, Elijah and August -author, 2014,Enthusiast; Eli Ghost Field-Keeper Must Die ems, author, the Dicho 1997,Free Society; Poetry – illustrator, 1991,Pleiad magazine; “Doctor Know-It-All,” “Brothers Grimm” magazine; “Corporal Neck” –author, 1991,Riks Riks “Zhmak” –comics, script and illustrator, 1984-86, – comics, illustrator, 1986-89,Daga 1984-86, Daga “Bilbo Baggins” –comics, script and illustrator, Selectd bibliography: magazine; “Aksols’ Song” –author, 1991,Riks –author and illustrator, project; 2012,Daga magazine; “The Lord magazine; “The theRings” of -author, project; 2012,Daga Afternoon Meatball ; Afternoon magazine; - –po -

8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 54 A words. world where gesture and expression louder than speak cub. Thebecomes instinctivelyreader drawn intotheir reader through various the emotional states of bear the The masterful black-and-whitegraphics thetake listen carefully to somebody’s silence. ablebe heard be to them. might find They still -if we things might lostOther inside be –and you’d never are large too to fit in–like music, or light, or dreams. as boxes to put his things in.Some things, however, loves cub A bear playing with words, he which sees About of art the listening. thingsthe that remain beyond power. their book aboutbook words, and love the of and them, beautiful territories of unspoken. the Also, a aboutshort book silence, about vast the and When IWant To SayNothing ISBN: 978-619-7172-01-0 Sofia, Bulgaria Tochitsa Publishing House, Published in2014by Kogato iskam da m

Illustrator: KirilZlatkov Author: Zornitsa Hristova The bookisillustrated by KirilZlatkov –seep.106 lcha Children’s Books from Bulgaria 55 (Building No 4) (Building Vakantsiya vSrednite vekove (Medieval Vacation) titles includeOther retorika Sladoledena (Ice-Cream Rhetoric), Want To Say Nothing) -incollaboration Zlatkov. with Kiril Children’s of 2015for Book Kogato iskammǎlcha(When da I Dimitrova –and Hristo the G.Danov Award for Best Darawith Varadinova, Anna Bodakova, and Dessislava (ATastegeografiya of Geography) -written incollaboration G. Danov Award for Children’s Best of 2014for Book Vkusna editor-in-chief at Tochitsa Publishers. Laureate of Hristo the translationthe of White Noise She won Bulgarian the Translator Union’s Award for 2012for Tom Wolfe, Jhumpa Tony Lahiri, Judt, etc. translator authors inlcudes such as Don DeLillo, Julian Barnes, Postcolonial Studies at Oxford University. Her work as a studied at English Philology University the of Sofia and ZORNITSA HRISTOVA wasin1974Dobrich. born She , and Igri (Voice naglas Games) by Don DeLillo. Co-founder and . , Blok No 4 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 56 W of Culture. of 2014 Hristo G.Danov award of Bulgarian the Ministry Vkusna (ATaste geografiya of Geography) received the mischief.the pickysome very city girls.same The applies to most of authors’in the kitchens and have approved been by and have recipes the book All tested inthe tried been turns out. of life outside city. the Plenty of differenttastes, as it vampiregreen, hear some scary stories and get ataste burdock leaves, overcome distrust of their things all onion bake learn to also fish in They make teeth. scary through stinging nettle, offtrees fall and into love, and girl. liberate They a bunch of hens,each chase other withtimes little Maya, afearless and inquisitive little grandmothertheir (aNG photographer) and some - book? They travel They book? aroundwiththe country aboutset writing own their geography text- hat happens two when ten-year-old boys ISBN: 978-954-92708-9-1 Sofia, Bulgaria Tochitsa Publishing House, Published in2013by A Taste of Geography Vkusna geografiya

Illustrator: AlyaMarkova Dara Varadinova and Anna Bodakova In collaboration withDessislavaDimitrova, Authors: Zornitsa Hristova(seep.55) The bookisillustrated by Alya Markova –seep.122 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 57 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 58 A tuning of senses. the by children and by grown-ups we is afine need –all image and understood canboth be poetic the poetry convinces that easily us so age borders donot exist in playful irony and bright sadness. Detsata nakaktusa Nikolovwith poems his fills bittersweet melancholy, astonishing images. poetic and subtly, and he transforms it into and unexpected Nikolov world the silently, observes delicately kaktusa fors inhis books grown-ups, inDetsata na (The Children of theCactus) Velizar ISBN: 978-954-491-532-2 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2009by The Children of the Cactus Detsata na kaktusa

Illustrator: RositsaY Author: Velizar Nikolov The bookisillustrated by RositsaYachkova –seep.108 achkova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 59 of the Cactus) , 2013. (TheSquare Brothers) , 1994;Detsata nakaktusa (The Children (Distracted den 1976; Razseyan Day) , 1979;Bratya kvadrati Children’s books: Svirkiot kaisiya (Flutes from Apricot Wood), Selectd bibliography: erature and House Arts for Children and Young Adults. He worked at Tishina at Sofia University, Bulgaria. ated from schoolinSofia. high He studied Bulgarian philology NIKOLOVVELIZAR (8May 1949,Lovech, Bulgaria) gradu- newspaper, at Sofia Press Littheand in - 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 60 T backwards and would nobody able be asleep. to fall would time turnedcan only go be clockwise, otherwise inevitablyThe story includes adream button,which characters, headstrong children, and animals… cheerful as not eaten to be by fish… and many more fantastical how learn who to themselves bend into hook shapes, so pecker looking for aspirin for his headache; little worms kick-the-pinecone and leap-over-the-stump;- awood ter. We adeer, meet afox, and abear acat play who rhymes, tears saddens us but of makes us laugh also cry - (Five Fairy Tales) author, the enchants with words and moonlight.beneath glimmering the In Pet prikazki the sea; under bright the sea; the rays of sun, the but also mountains, inthe high journey but in deep also he eloquent Valeri Petrov us takes on awondrous

fivepearls,which magic “makebetter people.”us returngic for to childhood older readers. They are like Pet treat is atrue for prikazki little ones and- anostal friendship? whygood, shouldn’t we lieand is there abarometer for importantvery questions: how important is it to be side. Throughjokes and the verses author actually asks ano –Bechstein-Steinway, Stradivarius on his mother’s even provoke envy the of many the lives who pi inthe - story. It is such an exquisite symphony that it would word-play, light satire and important morals to the Valeri Petrov creates an incredible symphony of fables, ISBN: 978-954-660-560-3 Sofia, Bulgaria Pan PublishingHouse, Published in2004by Five FairyTales Pet prikazki Illustrator: Miroslava Nikolova Author: Valeri Petrov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 61 Award. gave name the to Magic the Pearl National Children’ sChoice him. The image frompearlthe of magic tales one of his fairy Petrov Ridge inGraham Land, Antarctica, is named after cian Bulgarian inthe Academy of Sciences. Grandthe National Assembly. Since 2003,he was an- academi Balgarski pisatelthe publishing house. as adeputy He in served cultural attaché. He an was editor also inafilm studio and in Petrov worked Bulgarian inthe legation inRome as apress and assistant editor-in-chief 1947and 1950, (1945–1962).Between of humoristic the newspaper St during World Second the War. He was among founders the Valeri Petrov worked also as ajournalist and writer wartime authoritative- the rendition of Bard the inBulgarian. qualitythe of his translation of entire the works of Shakespeare che zasǎn(ADream Button). He esteemed is for particularly Endearments By the Blue Sea,AReminiscence from an Attic and series the Thumb er wrote Tom poems the Northwards Birds firstpoem independentthe book: Sofia University in1944. When he was 15, Petrov published his translator of Jewish origin. He graduated inmedicine from popular screenplay Bulgarian poet, writer, playwright and VALERI PETROV (22April 1920–27August 2014),was a Travelogues: etc. poems 1970 -satirical emi 1949; Vmekata (In esen the Mild Autumn) Po , 1960-poem; what New Way) Stihotvoreniya series; , 1945–poetic (Poems), Poetry: Selectd bibliography: Fairy Tales) . Kopche zasǎn(ADream Button), 1978;Pet (Five prikazki Children’s books: (AWhite Byala prikazka Fairy Tale), 1977; (Ankanski belezhnik African Notebook), 1965. (Poems) of Na, 1962-acollection poems; smyah (In Jest), Stari novomu neshta po malko (Old Stuff Somein a - Kniga zaKitai (ABook about China), 1958;Afri . In 1978,Petrov wrote children’s the musical Kop ǎrshel (The Hornet) En route, En Juvenes dum sumus dum , Juvenes and its . Petrov lat - - - , - 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 62 T Hans Andersen Christian Award by IBBY. the Radichkov was included Honour inthe List of the In 1996,for istorii zhabeshki his Malki , Yordan book. ABCs from them learned froggy their er they vorite words are “corridor” and “monokini,” and- wheth never hang out underwear their to dry, why fa- their nov, frogs when argue, learn we further how come they From wonderfully illustrated book, this by Victor Pau- out for Europe inatrain car. help little wells less and lonely; be amphibians setting doesn’t want little to asingle letter; learn frogs who vampire only who knows punctuation marks and knows no bounds. Everything is possible –awater is refreshinglystyle different, his imaginationwhile folk and tales, beliefs evensayings.fairy The author’s whims, as well as with interpretations of well-known ries) . Every one. Every of is them peppered with unexpected Malki zhabeshki istorii zhabeshki his Malki (Little Froggy Sto - makes children and parents laugh alike with he great Bulgarian writer Yordan Radichkov ISBN: 978-619-90077-4-7 Sofia, Bulgaria Dr. Ivan Bogorov Publishing House, Published for first the time in1994 Little Froggy Stories Malki zhabeshkiistorii

Illustrator: Victor Paunov Author: Y The bookisillustrated by VictorPaunov –seep.118 ordan Radichkov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 63 Antarctica, is named afterthe prominent author. Peak on Livingston Island South inthe Shetland Islands, Swedishthe national Order of Polar the Star (1988).Radichkov Bulgarian-Swedishthe Association for Friendship, he received (1993). Afounding member and first president (1984–1991) of prizethe of International the Academy of inParis Arts the Bulgaria, Italian 2003),the Grinzane Cavour Prize (1984)and among Order the them of Stara Planina highest (the order of literature, theatre,both and inhis homeland film, and abroad, Radichkov awarded has been number awide of prizes for Nobel Prize inLiterature. more than 30languages and in2001he was nominated for the administered by IBBY. the His works have translated been into 1996 Honour List of Hans the Andersen Christian Award, (Little Froggy Stories author, 1994)the was included inthe popularity inBulgaria. For istorii zhabeshki his Malki vrabchetata (We, the Sparrows , 1968)has gained particular internationally acclaimed children’s Nie, Ofthese books. Yordan wrote Radichkov also anumber of domestically and Balkan magical defined realism. as a ofwith those aremote mythical past, and were sometimes Radichkov’s works combined images of industrial civilisation by means of laughter. A mixture of fantastic the and real, the reality into acomic theater, defusing absurd of life aspects out of context; he combined disparate genres and transformed deprived of objects natural their dimensions and took them Radichkov beganparodying his works and styles reality: in folkloristic elements, including folk fantasy and humor. replaced by of astyle parody and grotesque, with an increase officialfromstyle socialist-realist his early works gradually was collections caught attention the of readers and critics. The Vecherni novini(Evening News) newspaper, his early while Radichkov’s career literary beganwith short stories for the (1967) and TheLast Summer (1974). Bulgarian film classics Torrid Noon novels and plays. He famous is also for his screenplays of the Radichkov is well-known for his numerous short stories, critics have referred to himas Bulgarian the Kafka Gogol.or 2004) was aBulgarian writer and playwright. Some literary YORDAN RADICHKOV 1929–21January (24October (1966),The Tied BalloonUp 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 64 H colour illustrations. weaving plot the intwenty of tale the beautifulwater Koulev and Assia Kovanova depict fantastic the stories, nation’s power to make dreams come Andrey true. Kukuvitsata name, aboutsame is atale imagi the - An adaptation of Rahnev’s Elin play original by the captainthe of her life. teacher, Miss Stella, musters up courage the to dream of singing schoolstarts the inhis bathroom, and the convincing So cuses. that boring eventhe Headmaster makes up incredible, these albeit quite convincing ex- on and, time inorder to delay, their justify father the Hristo and hisnever Dad,who manage to get to school Kukuvitsata (The Cuckoo) of is story the nine-year-old sonally. Well, is possible town… inthis everything chief was introuble and help. needed Your help. Per a butterfly kidnappedhas you, or an Indian serious, rather hindering reason? Like, say, ave you late everbeen for schooldue to avery - - ISBN: 978-954-92864-5-8 Sofia, Bulgaria ICU, Published in2012by The Cuckoo Kukuvitsata our dreams!” is to make up our minds and fly away thewings on of have who to those grown actually up. only Our option revealed be lines the will and hiddenbetween truth the made up by Hristo appeal evento will bigger the kids, attentionthe of youngest the readers, crazystories the trations by Andrey Koulev and Assia Kovanova grip to any age. The beautiful design wonderful illusand - “Elin Rahnev’s is one book of works those not limited locked inside clocks.” convinced that are cuckoos meant to fly, not to stay ble upon daisies, fly away the to Butterfly Land and are grow up together stum with children, their they - while “A about book children’s imagination and how fathers – seep.128

Nevena Dichlieva-Krysteva Adaptation from the original play: and Andrey Koulev Illustrators: Assia Kovanova Author: ElinRahnev The bookisillustrated by Assia Kovanova andAndrey Koulev www.detskiknigi.com 24 Chasa Daily Children’s Books from Bulgaria 65 Prize (1992),etc.) Nikolov Award Poetry (1999);Veselin Hanchev Grand Poetry Actors Award (1999);New Dramaturgy Award (1999);Ivan New Bulgarian Drama Award (2000);The Union of Bulgarian Union of Bulgarian Actors Award for V. Dramaturgy; Drumev Category given by Stage on aCrossroad Festival (2006);The awards: Creative (Overall poetry Work Award inDramaturgy He is aholder of prestigious Bulgarian dramaturgical and His works exist inmore than 20languages. Cuckoo) matic works, among children’s the them, play Kukuvitsata (The is author the collectionsRahnev and nine of dra- four poetry electronic and print media. ferent culture related programs, TV and is acolumnist inboth Floor Theatre Stage. theHe is founder screenwriterand for dif- Ivanthe Vazov National Theatre,where he createdthe Topmost aplaywright invarious been hasElin also theatres, including B in-chief for Vitamin director. He has worked as ajournalist, publisher and editor- Nationalthe Academy for Theatretheatre as a andArts Film Sofia fromUniversityand pedagogy with adegree in special ongraduated JulyBorn Rahnev from Elin 3,1968,inSofia, , later turned into an illustrated children’s book. , amagazine for literature and poetry. 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 66 T his playwriting manages skills to renew existence the In author stagethe the tales, plays on fairy based with author says epilogue inthe of book. the ous and deeds events with my grandchildren”, the “Most ofIhave poems the written are- on curi based by CharlesBoots Perrault. YourOle, Close Little Eyes by Andersen and Puss in Things tant poems forpoems children and About Most Impor the of About two parts: the Most Fabulous Time – svetniyat chovek (TheColourful Man) consists – free stage plays based on the fairy tales stage –free tales plays on fairy the based - ISBN: 978-619-186-138-5 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2015by The ColourfulMan Tsvetniyat chovek chovek regard to of needs the present-day the child. Tsvetniyat and he dialogue, makes topical them and with modern classical situations. Rather, through his own concepts and viewpoints without of tales the destroying the Kultura magazine come.”to ing to hand down from child to child for generations perception overall “The which is book we of a are go- content. form virtuoso the and character warmly strict of the of humour and imaginative as well surprises, as with

Illustrator: RositsaRaleva Author: Ivan Teofilov The bookisillustrated by RositsaRaleva –seep.116 appeals to reader the with its admirable sense Children’s Books from Bulgaria 67 1981; 1968; Grad vǎrhu (City gradove over Cities), 1976;Bogatstvoto ot vreme (The Wealth of Time), Books: Nebeto (The zvezdi Ivsichki Sky and All the Stars), 1963;Amphiteat Selectd bibliography: WorldContemporary Poetry He was president of Association the of Bulgarian Writers, chief editor of Popular the Library of Russe, as well as at Puppet the TheatreSofia. in of Sofia’s National Academy of TheatreArts, heFilm and worked asaplaywright in Burgas and Ivan Teofilov,born in Plovdiv, playwrightpoet, in1931, is a Bulgaria, translator.and graduate A (1977); Puss in Boots (1980). Plays:Clockmaker The 1996; Tsvetniyat chovek (TheColourful Man), 2015,etc. Horse from aCarousel), 1985;Da and of acollection travel and essays. literary 2004). His include other books plays, an Anthology of Bulgarian Symbolism and Monologues, Nationalthe Award Poetry in1996)and Infinitive He collections, last the two Geometry being has published of the nine poetry Spirit won (which of Culturetry of Bulgaria for his overall contribution to Bulgarian culture and letters. He has won P. the Yavorov National Prize for by recognized and Minis been the Poetry has- also translated into 16languages. zine and founding editor and theatre of magazine literary the plays His Sezon. poetry have been Spodeleno bitieSpodeleno Prince Marko (1965);Prince (Sharing Existence) konche, 1984;Dǎrvenoto ot vǎrtelezhkata series created series by Narodna Kultura, editor for Plamak poetry (Yes) Geometriya naduha(Geometry, 1994;Geometriya of the Spirit), The Prince (1967);The Little (which won (which National the Literature Award in The Colourful Man Colourful (1970);The ǎr (Amphitheater), (A Wooden maga -

8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 68 T who has mathematicswho confused with music, aformer albeit rather strange inhabitants: alove-struck oddball as you by might notes, expect, and other scales good, ispens nothing more than an opera score, peopled, is dusty and not does accept guests. And what hap- on Thursday,before the cleaninglady comes,the piano keys ofthe apiano Friday –and at every that, because kingdom tale place insome far fairy away, but upon But as you might not imagine, does story take the happily, with orange marmalade. here,tales, too, there is alove story, but one that ends yellow dots polka have stolen. been most Like fairy sad tale of tale aviolet jacketsad even-numbered whose children, one of main tells whose the storylines forhis is ashort tale musical grown-up fairy ISBN: 978-619-186-026-5 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Publishing House, Published in2014by A FairyTale aboutAMinor Prikazka zaLaMinor engagement. with characters the celebrated as they merry ahappy invitedally to join musical this staff eat,to sing be and thentic, as Angel Wagenstein insists, as he was person- princesses and tale princess,fairy but is entirely au- In any is not story this case, some made-up fable about score. of parts solo lyrical this choral inthe agreed both to part take as well as the not give away other the characters graciously so who along AllegroVivace. with his servant For now letus as Andante Maestoso, an Italian nobleman inexile, a Jewish yellow tailor sews who stars to sky, the as well house manager, magnificent the young A Minor,scale director of Philadelphia the Philharmonic and current 132

Illustrator: Maglena Konstantinova Author: Angel Wagenstein The bookisillustrated by MaglenaKonstantinova –seep. Children’s Books from Bulgaria 69 Order of Stara Planina. of and Arts Chevalier Literature. He bearer the of is also highest the Bulgarian distinction –the Angel Wagenstein distinction of high of the French the Chevalier Order of Merit, and later ceived Jean the Monnet Prize for European Literature in2004.The French government awarded Benveniste Alberto the annual Shanghai prize of his Sorbonne, the novel while Farewell, havewhich published been inmore than 10 languages. In 2002,Far from Toledo was awarded Festival. His fictionincludestriptychthe Isaac’s Torah, Far from Toledo Shanghai Farewell, and Festival.Cannes Film In International 1980,he at was amember of Berlin 30th jury the the Film (1959,directed KonradHis Wolf) Stars film was awarded Jury Prize at Special the 1959 the documentaries and cartoons. tography Center and for DEFA Studio. Film He is author the of over screenplays fifty films,for Institute for Cinematography inMoscow, he worked as ascreenwriter for Bulgarian the Cinema- After completingscreenwriting adegree in1950 Gerasimovthe S.A. at All-Union State Army Red Soviet the that saved himfrom execution. ofhis acts sabotage, he was arrested and condemned to death in1944,and it was invasion the of to Bulgaria due to an amnesty, and as astudent at alyceum he joined an anti-fascist group. For family had emigrated for reasons political duepolitics. to leftist their Angel Wagenstein returned author. He wasinPlovdiv, born Bulgaria, but spentinFrance his childhood where his Jewish ANGEL RAYMOND WAGENSTEIN 1922)is aBulgarian director 17October (born film and re - , 8+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 70 I cone that holds your ice-cream together), feelings sugar (the three the mainbetween ingredients of rhetoric (the –logic Little by teach little, you will book to this keep abalance never cross over to its darker side. You could master force the of rhetoric, too. But you should toy. one ofspoonful mush. somebody’s Or when making you want that Even you’re when ababy and they’re making you eat one more And evenifyou don’t practice it, others practiceit on you. you’re right. There’spoint wholewhose a art is to convincepeoplethat cold, and boys whether have it than easier girls. inside one’s should shoes, one put on acardigan ifhis mother is cause arguments: doone’s to really need match socks ifthey’re be convinced. to They need There are plenty things that of us as quickly should. as they mprobable as it people might often seem, do not agreewith ISBN: 978-619-7172-04-1 Sofia, Bulgaria Tochitsa Publishing House, Published in2014by Ice-Cream Rhetoric Sladoledena retorika And that’s sweeter than ice-cream. reach truth. the rhertoric, you learning start to argue with yourself. Until you as well. But as when you you about think know everything And little brothers and sisters that might argument be masters way around real them quick. And Shakespeare’s comedies. dictionaries, andhas some book the tips about finding your against him.There aresecret weaponsbe deployed, to such as in asentence, or twisting opponent’s the metaphor it so works of magic, like hyperbole, litotes and playing with keywords the pictures inpeople’s minds. You’ll about learn also other kinds memorable), what ametaphor is and how it can help you draw ‘absurdthe alternative’ beloved is so by many (hint: laughter is argumentsfalse and make sure yours support your thesis; why and stuff). milk (the otherethos useful learn Youto spot will and flavorthat makes ice-cream pleasurable to you) and finally

Illustrator: AlyaMarkova Author: Zornitsa Hristova(seep.55) The bookisillustrated by Alya Markova –seep.122 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 71 10+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 72 T schoolmates, computer those games love… they It doesn’t have anything to dowith lives, their their in theater fake and so seems over-the-top to them! areals often simplyboring,even tedious. Everything now that twins the are eleven years old, rehears the - weresets like ahuge amusement park for but them, Whenthem. were they younger, stage the and the but hasn’t this inspired any great love of theater in sit they als, behind, infront of or evenon stage, the grandfather,their an during opera director; rehears- to family life. Thetwo kids lots spend timewith of divorced. Modern life isn’t conducive particularly accentuated by that fact the parents their are getting to his–are heart modern-day children. Thisalso is anything at always all, firstthinks it over or listens brother, Philip, –before who giving his opinion on ple and world, the along with her pensive no longer harbors any illusions about- peo he rebellious, yet Nicky, level-headed who The Tale of the Magic Flute ISBN: 978-619-164-062-1 Sofia, Bulgaria Enthusiast, Published in2013by Prikazka zav the fairytale and musical from extracts opera. the fairytale the Night includes aCDwith an audio dramatization of ofstory Tamino, Papageno, and of Queen the the is by Ina Kancheva. Thisedition high-quality the of translation of Parashkevov, Boris and concept the libretto by Emanuel Bulgarian inthe Schikaneder Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The thebased text on is thebased onThebook is The opera Magic Flute by swathed instrange magic! stage real or is it simply another Everything is set? world; often they cannot thelandscape tell: is on time, children the enter into awondrous, magical thatbells characters. guidethe Furthermore, this opera,the as it contains silver magical the and gold with silverwood plating, plays which amain role in grandfather amysterious possesses chest of dark The Magic Flute that –starting with fact the their be different, Thingsseem to however, theopera with

Illustrator: Penko Gelev Author: Julia Spiridonova (seep.49) The bookisillustrated by Penko Gelev –seep.150 lshebnata fleita Children’s Books from Bulgaria 73 10+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 74 B friends manyfriends children love and adore. Stepping into comic context and through eyesof the favorite the feline universal human problems and solutions their ina Lapi kidnappings, plans evil and hairballs! city the insteadrule of you. of mysteries, full Astory and discover things and new are generous enough to self-driventhe predators accidently who help, amuse independent means grown-up. Follow of journey the beautiful means proud, means friendly naïve and Enter world the of fluffy the cat community where no one wouldtail save lifta to their neighbor. outcomes, since by unspoken the of cats’ rules laziness, answer of is: funny aseries situations and unexpected largethe downtown cat community disappears? The

(Paws) is aclassic children’s novel, on focused nothing less. But what happens acat when from It’s warmest, the sunniest and coziest spot and ig city cats know place their under sun. the ISBN: 978-619-186-068-5 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Janet-45 Print and Publishing, Published in2014by Paws Lapi teaches compassion and ahumane approach to animals. one– of main the searches achild has.there Lapi was piness and our inner power we which never realized bravery and fear, life and death, pursuit the of hap- seemingly comicalThe situations tell stories about ease grace, the difficulties and with way cats do. questions and totheir find way,own overcoming life’s worldthe of cats, children with life’s to learn deal big Illustrator: T. Y Author: T. Y

ana Y ana Y akova akova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 75 of world’s the for books 200best children. International Youth (IYL),Munich, Library an annual selection book is listedtheThe in WhiteRavens catalogue 2015 the of memoriesing with her childhood favorite animals”. forexperience “just aperson who wanted to have recreat fun, - and illustrator circumstances under these is acompletely new entirelyfocused on her marketing career. ayoung Being author or activities in literary illustration related events and had been Prior to publishing T.Yana her book, Yakova had no taken part delicate images that provoke still laughter. of semi-transparent watercolor without contour, she creates way she saw it inher imagination. Using rare the techniques character’svery faces,circumstances and colorful context the illustrations’ unity.illustrator-turned-author The recreatesthe and illustrator, the inorder necessary to ensure text the and The creative process ‘skips’the connection between author encouraged by publisher. the authorthe took up challenge the of illustrating her own book, having training evenbasic inpainting, drawing or illustration, content. on Although writing initially focused and without sional with years of incombining experience text and visual Yakova 4July (born 1978,Sofia). Yana is a marketing profes- Lapi (Paws) is debut the novel of Bulgarian the author T. Yana 10+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 76 M Christmas time,Christmas on our inour Lower time. Earth, three Mina, kids: Yanil and Kitan. It at begins all The aremain characters book trilogy thetheand in that he had one. from his he own because has not childhood, forgotten and likes going back in his mind to crazy things the also book foris Thethe adult tales loves who still fairy mythology. and tales closely story connected withmodern fairy read one complete, great, but contemporary also and at school. For and kid the teenager the want who to learns who about kid the folklore magical tales fairy songs, or inancient mythology ingeneral. It is for garian and Slavic folklore and tales and magic fairy as awhole are for are who those interested inBul- fantasy inthe genre.trilogy book trilogy Thetheand White Vial Mina, the Magic and the ISBN: 978-954-2989-70-7 Sofia, Bulgaria Publishing Books House,MBG Published in2015by st Mina, magiite ibyalata Author: Vesela Flamburari klenitsa book bybook Vesela Flamburari of achildren’s the Magic and the White Vial) is first the ina, magiite ibyalata (Mina, stǎklenitsa Children’s Books from Bulgaria 77 The book and the trilogy are magical. book trilogy Thetheand and Little Wings (The Dragon). Long and Beard) Brave the with Burning Boy Eyes Oldthe Man with Long, the Long (Inch Beard High Nymph), Girl the with Fish the Tail Mermaid), (the are: Woman the with Feathery Dress the Wood (the and The the galaxies. gods areGuardians.called These Upper is mythical and Earth, cosmic.There are gods thirdThe world,the worldtales told the on of fairy developsstory inan empire Green the Realm. called beautiful and mysterious. Upper Onthe the Earth Lower and Upper the The wintry, Earth. is Palace the between Palace Bulgaria) is link the inBalchik, cosmic. Awonderful Palace (The on Black the Sea from Upper the Time Earth. there is mythical and athirdis world. also Thisthe is worldtales of fairy magic, their swordswith all and wizards. But… there Upper The enchanted Earth. thereMiddle rule Ages Afterthat into the goes story secondthe world, the devices ofdevices puppet theater. knowledge of and acting presents with artistic the her books children are atext performance, as Vesela her professional uses dren inBulgaria and abroad. of All author’s the meetings with fifteenyears been aguest she has at manymeetings - with chil children from over all world the and for time. In all past the Read”) and reached number 65among authors and for books Little the (under Big licenseofbook: the Read BBC’s Big “The Television’s initiative to discover Bulgaria’s favorite children’s of She apart Bulgarian the was tales. also on National her fairy and radioshows series plays, have TV made based been also juvenile fantasy and literature for youngest the readers. Theater Vesela has published genres inthe 13books of children’s and and Sci-fi Fantasy, Saint Petersburg, Russia (2015). of Sci-fi ofand Sci-fi Fantasy”, 37 Spirit of Trust: Creator Best of Children’s Genres inthe Books won an ESFS Nomination (after European –“The selection) for Children’s Best Fantasy Writer, Bulgaria (2015).She has “Mali Princ”, and Herzegovina Bosnia (2012);National Award tion to Children’s Publishing, Book Bulgaria (2011);Plaketa Aleko(2010); the Konstantinov National Award for Contribu- Karakoleva National Award for Children’s Literature, Bulgaria Vesela Flamburari has won awards, several including: Petya the Union of Bulgarian Writers. Academy of Theatre a andandArts memberalso Film is the of city of Dobrich, Bulgaria. She is agraduate of Sofia’s National VESELA FLAMBURARI wason born 17January 1967inthe Prophetic Magic -Fantasy Trilogy Part Two), 2015. Mina imagiyata zapredskazanie 2(Mina -kniga and the Magic and the White Vial –Fantasy Trilogy Part One), 2015; 2013; Mina, magiite 1(Mina, ibyalata –kniga staklenitsa the (IWaaaaaant! detsa porasnali Stories for Grown-Up Children), May with the Columbine Fairy) , 2012;Iskaaaaam! za Prikazki Fairy Tales) , 2012;Maiska nosht (ANight sfeyata kandilka in kazchitsi (Christmas Tales) zateat, 2010;Prikazki ǎr (Theater (Fairy prikazki Prikazki, Tales, Fairy Tales), 2010;Koledni pri- Tales) Tales of the Upper Earth –Book Two) (Fairy, 2006;Prikazki Book ot One) Gornata, 2005;Prikazki zemya 2(Fairy –kniga Gornata zemya 1(Fairy –kniga Tales of the Upper Earth – zamǎnicheta(TalesPrikazki Whelps) for Selectd bibliography: Prikazki zateat, 2006;Prikazki ǎr (Theater Fairy Tales), 2009; th Eurocon European Convention of Prikazki ot , 2000;Prikazki 13+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 78 P tions of humour. thirstthe for power and avarice with healthy por its possessor. The plot intertwines love and hatred, wrought be will which Ring the that brings doom to giants, nymphs, dragons, and from Gold Rhine the Treeer the of Worlds the Yggdrasil, gods, dwarves, mythspean and and book legends. the discov- Open children to understand mystical the power of Euro - book is The an exciting and comprehensive way for famous Bulgarian artist Peter Stanimirov. Song of Nibelungs. the It illustrated is skillfully by the on Norsebased sagas and the epic the poem German adaptation for children of Wagner’s libretto of the Nibelungs: TheRhine Gold) is aunique r ǎ sten ǎ t nanibelunga. Reinsko zlatoRing (The - The Rhine Gold The Ring of the Nibelungs: Reinsko zlato ISBN: 978-954-474-683-4 Sofia, Bulgaria PublishingKibea Company, Published in2014by Pr Richard Wagner and of also Norse mythology. tova to result inafascinating at look new world the of Stanimirov are mixed by skilfully Krasimira- Despo PavlovaElena and wonderful the illustrations by Peter and interesting to children and teenagers. The text by mous opera. The text is adaptedbe understandable to on libretto the based tetralogy of Richard Wagner’s fa- Pr world of early Medieval epic German to life. Petar Stanimirov depicts bring wondrous giddily the The exciting charactersElena Popovaand describes ǎ

Illustrator: Peter Stanimirov Author: Elena Pavlova The bookisillustrated by Peter Stanimirov –seep.114 sten sten ǎ t nanibelunga. Reinsko zlato of is part a t na nibelunga. Children’s Books from Bulgaria 79 Series Warriors Witch Gamebooks: Urban lungs: TheRhine Gold; The Ring of the Nibelungs: Valkyrie. Light Warrior; The Bloodsheders’Chronicles Science Fiction, Fantasy &Horror: Fire Lodge Trilogy; Dead Stars; Nomad: The Very Inferno; The Selectd bibliography: Stanimirov) include short the stories Two collection Moons most recent worksthe Nibelung (excludingof Ring The short stories and novels –and is aparticipant inmore than ten SF&F Bulgarian almanacs. Her author of more she than has 30books, won many different awards overthe yearsboth – for her ELENA PAVLOVA is one of Top the Ten Bulgarian contemporary writers SF&F inthe field. The ankov Award (for English-to-Bulgarian translation) for novel the Blindsight Wilbur Smith and Charles Stross; in2014she was nominated to short the list for Krastan- the Dy years she has worked on by books writers McCammon, such as Robert John Skalzi, Peter Watts, PavlovaElena one is also of most the prominent Bulgarian translators SF&F inthe field. In recent shortthree new awards story won in2015. ; Tilldar Chronicles Series ; Dead Stars: The StrategicGame ; The Rainbow WaterfallSeries ; The Rise Galteyaof ; Ice Silence ; Silver&Gold; Cosmic Series Highways Songs. Series ; Caramba! Books 1and 2;Two Books Moons ;The Ring of the Nibe- ; Nemesis series together with illustrator series the Petar The Dragon’s ; The Shadow Urban Witch game-book, the Urban by Peter Watts. ; Nomad: Desert and and 13+ Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 80 T ISBN: 978-954-28-0870-1 Sofia, Bulgaria Ciela Norma AD, Published in2012by The Island dreams soared on seagulls’ wings. worldthe was larger and more interesting, and when mer break and return the memories, of when childhood Thelatter thecalm the sense long-awaitedof will sum- love, turns which of ideas their world the upside-down. luck their attrying marine adventures, friendship and dom wandering of as summer: free abird on beaches, children and adults. Thefree the- former will recognize The novel indisputably joythebrings of both reading to ofdose twists and turns. The plot is absorbing, dynamic, and contains a healthy ments and descriptions of characters’ the inner life. and mercilessly precise inits psychological assess- Alexander Sekulov’s is exquisite, style at once romantic island… fromgirl Dublin comes along, wanting to conquer the sion love –the for limestone asmall island. However a

Illustrator: Chavdar Ghiuzelev Author: Alexander Sekulov The bookisillustrated by Chavdar Ghiuzelev –seep.148 share many things as well as acommon- pas Aphythos Island inGreece. three of All them hree boys summer spendtheir holiday on Children’s Books from Bulgaria 81 Wanderer and the Sons, 2015)–sequel of Ostrov sǎnishta (Engraver of Dreamsǎt isinovete, 2013);Skitnik (The sliza vAtina (Godcomes down to Athens, 2012;Gravior na the Disappearing the na izchezvaneto (The LittleSaint and theOranges. The Story of Love Sentences, 2007);Malkata svetitsa iportokalite. Istoriya Novels: of Kolektsioner Collector izrecheniya (A nalyubovni 2008). of the Minimum Resistance. Chronological novel in one column, sǎprotiva. Hronologichen roman kolona vedna (The History Hills Stones Essay collections: Maistor Geographies leko (Highdalechinata above the Distance, 1997);Vǎzhititelno i (Seventh nebe Poetry books: Sky Sedmo , 1988);Visoko, nad Selectd bibliography: Enchanting and Light and book Vǎzhititelno ileko (Enchanting awardedhad been with Plovdiv the Prize for Literature for the Awardica (1988),Ivan Nikolov Award Poetry (1998,2004).He Tzvetan Zangov Award (1985,1986,1987),Academ- for poetry Sekulov has following the national literature awards: National month –Plovdiv 1999. well as he was an executive director of European the Cultural TimeSummer cinema, education. He creator the is also of festival Art the fieldthe theatre,jazz, of literature, popclassic, and rock music, Rorschach’s Spot popular music clubs inPlovdiv, Bulgaria –King’s Stables ism in 1995.Sekulov is acreator and owner of two of most the awarded hewhich had been with Plovdiv the Prize for Journal- column Under Yoke the Novinar Sekulov ajournalist and had been an editor inMaritza language. lish, French, German, Serbian, Macedonian and Hungarian Alexander Sekulov’s and prose is translated poetry inEng- foreign of year book the for young readers. andSerbia won award the of Serbian the blog Knjigoskop for dren’s literature category. In was published book 2015the in nominatedhad been for Hristo the G.Danov Award,- Chil Sekulov’s for book young adults Ostrov playwright at Plovdiv the theatre. essays, books, dramas and novels,poetry acolumnist and a in Plovdiv university “Paisii Hilendarski”. He is an author of sistant producer and studied as amaster Bulgarian philology graduated from aprofessional schoolfor stage as arts an As- SEKULOVALEXANDER (6January 1964,Plovdiv, Bulgaria) Enchanting and Light and (Enchanting , 2006) - book with fragments;, 2006)-book Istoriya naminimalnata , 1996);Visokite kamenni hǎlmove (The High Stone newspapers (1991–1997)and is an author of daily the , 2010) – poetical anthology., 2010)–poetical in the old of inthe part Plovdiv, established in1997,as – which implement –which long termprograms in , 2009);Ostrov inMaritza ǎt ikamǎnite (Maps, 2003);Karti igeografii and The ǎt (The Island newspaper since 1993,for The ǎt (The Island (The Master and the Gospod , 2011);Gospod , 2003). ǎt. , 2011) and and and and 13+ Contemporary Writers 13+ Children’s Books from Bulgaria 82 T Kronos (Chronos). GrafinyaBatori Bathory) (Countess Tina already has ipolovina three sequels novels –the with same the boy. can help you when and inlove… your fall friend best some success. But neither nor will lifelong friendship Tina So gets downweak-willed. to it, with time this re-bornthe Transylvanian noblewoman), Tina is too According to Countess considers (who Bathory herself faceofthe and amodel body… the of two models. with afoul of sense humor Tina sometimes. So has her Fortune looks. – bitch asadistic can be course of – problems, problem the with acapital “P” being novel about a14-year-old with abunch of ina ipolovina (Big Deal Tina) is ateenage , Maks (Max) and ISBN: 978-954-771-187-7 Sofia, Bulgaria Kragozor Publishing House, Published in2009by Big DealTina Tina ipolovina Author: Julia Spiridonova (seep.49) Children’s Books from Bulgaria 83 Illustrated byBulgarian Artists Books byForeign Authors

Contemporary Writers Children’s Books from Bulgaria 84 S novel Island Treasure Bulgaria. He illustrated Louis also Stevenson’s Robert mostthe prominent illustrators of children’s in books illustrated by 90-year-old the Lyuben Zidarov –one of The editionBulgarian was published in2014 and it was claim abandoned bars of silver. Island of Long John Silver and acharacter also inTreasure 1883 novel Island Treasure ofacter same the Louis name Stevenson’s inRobert The book book Thefollows Jim Hawkins,son the of char former British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion. ilver: Return to Treasure Island is anovel by the , return to island the visited by fathers their to … more than acenturyago. half , as he and Nat, daughter the - ISBN: 978-954-733-826-5 Sofia, Bulgaria Prozorets Publishing House, Published inBulgarian language in2014by Island Silver: ReturntoTreasure

Lyuben Zidarov Illustrations inthe Bulgarian edition: Author: Andrew Motion The bookisillustrated by Lyuben Zidarov –seep.102 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 85

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 86 T umes, containing most the beloved stories. Andersen’sThe Fairy Tales consists series of five vol- of great the aspect writer’s stories. illustrations of Lyuben Zidarov, has who caught every erations, Andersen’s Fairy Tales are entwined with the Forchildhood. Bulgarian readers from gen- several last foreverthey inadults’ lives as an integral of part Andersen. His works are memorable so that at of least one tales Hans of fairy the Christian here is hardly hasn’t asingle child who heard of ISBN: 954-739-902-0–vol.1 Sofia, Bulgaria StoyanovZaharii Publishing House, 2006 Bulgarian language edition by Andersen’s FairyTales

Lyuben Zidarov Illustrations inthe Bulgarian editions: Author: Hans Christian Andersen The bookisillustrated by Lyuben Zidarov –seep.102 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 87

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 88 I tin Konstantinovtin Prize. of Amethyst the Prize and Rose National the Konstan- work of Manuilova, talented the artist Ralitsa winner are tales, of to masterfully the which hew style the fairy The amazingillustrations the in edition,Bulgarian and agolden fishthat makeswishes come true. secret kingdoms, legends, kings from days the of yore there are enchanted queens, sly and farmhands, wily like diamonds. In world magical the he has created, of tales Alexandersparkle Pushkin Sergeevich fairy treasuren the trove of Russian classics, poetic the ISBN: 978-619-151-268-3 Sofia, Bulgaria Softpress Publishing House, 2015 Bulgarian language edition by Pushkin’s FairyTales

Ralitsa Manuilova Illustrations inthe Bulgarian edition: Author: Alexander Pushkin The bookisillustrated by RalitsaManuilova –seep.124 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 89

Books by Foreign Authors illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 90 K invite young the reader game. inthis to part take offer a playful approach rhymes the to nursery and pens and child pencils, has atart materials every home, illustrationsThe by Yassen Grigorov, drawnwith Alexander Shurbanov. by prominent the academician and translator Professor collection ofcollection over rhymes, 100nursery selected Strawberries Grow in the Sea?)is aunique rastatolko yagodi moreto? po (How Many ISBN: 978-619-7172-07-2 Sofia, Bulgaria Tochitsa Publishing House, 2015 Bulgarian language edition by in the Sea?Nursery Rhymes How Many Strawberries Grow Kolko yagodi rastat pomoreto?

Illustrations: Y Professor Alexander Shurbanov Nursery rhymes selection: The bookisillustrated by Yassen Grigorov –seep.140 assen Grigorov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 91

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 92 T ISBN: 978-954-2984-05-4 Sofia, Bulgaria Helikon Publishing House, 2015 Bulgarian language edition by in Wonderland Alice’s Adventures temporary illustrators, Iassen Ghiuselev. illustrated by one of Bulgaria’s most prominent con- of real the and unreal. the This collector’sedition is interweavingterfully borders the our between ideas charmingly playing with words and spaces,and mas - Carroll cleverly and mixes illogical, logical the the In Alice’s his book Adventures in Wonderland , Lewis March Hare, and White the and Queens. Red the creatures like Mad the Hatter, Cheshire the Cat, the hole world and up ended inhabited inafairytale by of story the little the fell who Alice girl down arabbit

Iassen Ghiuselev Illustrations inthe Bulgarian edition: Author: LewisCarroll The bookisillustrated by IassenGhiuselev –seep.146 was simultaneouly captivated and puzzled by momentthe world the when for first the time he year 2015marked anniversary of 150th the uselev –Throughuselev theLooking-Glass . sequel,illustrated book has a Thealso by Iassen Ghi- marish realm of Tenniel.” darkenedteenth and century: leading into night the - dimensionsGothic and furnishings from nine the - out way. The text is placed amongst wondrous arches, beyond inaquite them unique and carefully thought- pictures from John Tenniel’s firstedition, butpassthen “Iassen Ghiuselev’s illustrations well-known the recall Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Children’s Books from Bulgaria 93

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 94 F ISBN: 978-954-2984-07-8 Sofia, Bulgaria Helikon Publishing House, 2015 Bulgarian language edition by The Adventures of Pinocchio of boy longs who wooden the to become human. trations addwonderful flavor the engagingto story Iassen Ghiuselev’s memorable, award-winning illus- for his exquisite artwork. ditional and he is internationally modern, renowned with exceptional and skill refinedtaste, at tra- once today Iassen Ghiuselev has done same. the An artist unforgettable illustrations acenturyand ago, ahalf Divine Comedy Divine as Gustave Dore gave dimension anew to Dante’s is surelyCollodi happy for yet another reason. Just character only with words. it requires evenmore to create skill an immortal only achisel is amasterfulbit of craftsmanship, but overjoyed. To piece give of with life wood to adry wherever his spirit must resides, Carlo Collodi be around world. the Somewhere heavens inthe or

Iassen Ghiuselev Illustrations inthe Bulgarian edition: Author: CarloCollodi The bookisillustrated by IassenGhiuselev –seep.146 been afavoritebeen of millions of young readers grows nose boy whose he when tells aliehas or 130years already of story the wooden the and Cervantes’ Quixote Don with his Children’s Books from Bulgaria 95

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 96 L (Draw Me aSheep). on beloved the based classics –Narisuvai miovtsa forbook drawing, learning and creative activities, drawings,new but hecreated has also an additional his intriguing of idea including sculptures and brand- Damyanov not only retells well-known the with story children are growing up in. Damyanov and are far to closer world the modern-day Prince. The drawings book thewere created in also by Businessman,the Snake the and, of course, Little the famousthe plot, using sculptures of rose, the fox, the Damyan Damyanov creates universe, anew on based is quite different. The youngtalented illustratorand illustrations,original one of Bulgarian the editions ferent languages, are which published with Exupery’s Unlike most of editions the of classicindif- this book fourththe most-translated world. inthe book Antoine (1900–1944).The deSaint-Exupéry novella is aristocrat, writer, and pioneering poet, aviator in 1943,is most the famous work of French the e Petit Prince (The Little Prince) , first published ISBN: 978-954-28-1717-8 Sofia, Bulgaria Ciela Norma AD, 2014 Bulgarian language edition by The LittlePrince Le Petit Prince

Damyan Damyanov in the Bulgarian edition: Sculptural models and illustrations Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery The bookisillustrated by Damyan Damyanov –seep.152 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 97

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 98 I number is now missing. also Today smartphones can changing dramatically. tales’ And fairy the phone reading Fairy Tales over the Phone world, the was While children the of various generations were re- talented artist Damyan Damyanov. atalso more the than 50illustrations by young the and at amusing the stories by great the writer but Rodari, for “once upon atime”. And you not smile only will stories, written for we’re times the living in,not As aSmile) you find 49miniatures will and four n Fiabe Lunghe Un (Fairy Sorriso Tales As Long ISBN: 978-954-28-1523-5 Sofia, Bulgaria Ciela Norma AD, 2014 Bulgarian language edition by Fairy Tales As Long As aSmile Fiabe Lunghe Un Sorriso writer’s characters drawn by Damyan Damyanov. Fiabe Lunghe Un can you Sorriso all findthe of Italian And only on pages the of Bulgarian the edition of cat’s concert should arranged. be world inthe iswhich shortest tale the or fairy how a purethe writing talent of Gianni can tell you Rodari Venceslao is going, or why Mr. Egisto sad.Only is so Mr.who is, where Boemondo flying the house of Mr. of telling you how homework the machine works, But phones those haven’t still mastered magic the tell us stories with just afew clicks of touch the screen.

Damyan Damyanov Illustrations inthe Bulgarian edition: Author: Gianni Rodari The bookisillustrated by Damyan Damyanov –seep.152 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 99

Books by Foreign Authors Illustrated by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 100 Children’s Books from Bulgaria 101 Works byBulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 102 in his early nineties. with name the ofillustrator gifted the who remains creativemuch very artistically generationsSeveral of Bulgarian readers connect favorite their books childhood AndersenChristian Award, administered by IBBY. by Nikolay Raynov (1974),Zidarov was included Honour inthe List of Hans the and Methodius (1963).For his illustrations on Fairy Tales from Around the World from Union the of Bulgarian National (1976);the Artists Order of Saints Cyril International Fair Book Angelushev inLeipzig; Boris the Award for illustration awarded:he has been asilver in1959and medal gold in1965from medal the Zidarov creatively is also active field inthe graphicsof painting.and For his works Alexandre Dumas’ Count of Monte-Cristo The Huckleberry Finn by E.T.A. Hoffmann L.Stevenson’s, R. Island Treasure Among his widely works recognized are illustrations the for Arabian Nights, Tales and grown-ups. of in1948and Art since he then has illustrated more for than 300books children Bulgarian illustrators and painters. He graduated from Sofia the National Academy 1923inVeliko 23December (born Tarnovo, Bulgaria) is one of most the prominent Lyuben Zidarov The Prince Theand Prince Pauper The and and many more. many and , H.C.Andersen’s Fairy Tales, , Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer, Children’s Books from Bulgaria 103

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Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 106 director and creative director. workedhas also field inthe of advertising as an art invariouspart events inBulgaria and abroad. Zlatkov He exhibitions solo has had several and taken has also illustration,design, calligraphy and fonts. graphics, painting, posters, mural painting, graphic Academy of in1996.He Art works spheres inthe of (1969, Varna, Bulgaria) graduated from National the Kiril Zlatkov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 107

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 108 Nikolov. na kaktusa (The Children of theCactus) by Velizar Yachkova illustrator the is also Detsata of book the Mark) za vǎprositelnata (AFairy Tale about the Question Amethyst Award Rose in2008for Prikazka her book National Academy of in2008.She Art was awarded the (10 Maygraduated 1983, Sofia, Bulgaria) from the Rositsa Y . achkova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 109

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 110 including An American Tail West, Fivel 2 Goes Studio inLondon, UK.There he worked on a number of feature animatedfilms, garia, he beganhis career as an animator in1990at Steven Spielberg’s Amblimation feature films. Having studied Fine andArt Animation inhis native country of - Bul conceptis afilm artist, author illustratorand with over fifteen years in experience of Vladimir Todorov Vladimir lives Angeles inLos with his wife and two young children. trated novel, Archipelago NY. He is currently film projects dividing several his between time andthird his illus - Submarine Mars Needs Moms 2010and 2012,he worked. Between as aconcept artist on Yellow as acharacterZemeckis on designer his Christmas next film, Carol, followed by project, The MoonRock Beowulf next film SonyVladimir left becomefreelance in2005 to a artist and workedZemeckis’ on Express for Zemeckis’ Robert The Polar mated short, The Chubb Chubbs as acharacter. In supervisor design 2002he served 2, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, as well as Academy the Award winning ani- board and concept artist on anumber of films,Little including Stuart Sony Pictures Imageworks Angeles, inLos where he worked as an animator,- story Camelot for In 1997he joined Warner Brothers, to work on animated their feature TheQuest animatora lead on filmsJam the Space mation in1995to join Uli Meyer Studio inLondon. time, this he During worked as , Jack the Giant Slayer, as well as on Oliver’s his second book, Tantrums . . In 1998Vladimir was invited to of become apart creative the team at . He took then ayear offfilm work timespend to book on his own . After the book wasbook . Afterthe published in2007, Vladimir re-joined Lost In, Lost Space . We’re Back , We’re and commercials. various TV , and Balto . He left Ambli- , Stuart Little Children’s Books from Bulgaria 111

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 112 early education. interesting articles related to and history the politics of of pictorial withof acollection encyclopedia short and from 1824untiledition 2014.The combines features study gathers most the captivating Bulgarian primers Primer. 200Years in First Grade . This award-winning most interesting titles published in2015-Bulgarian of(both textual the and content) visual of one of the Svoboda Tzekova and Anton Staykov are authors rhyming stories. it illustrations inthe of animals that complement the Tzekovaboda captures skillfully and carries mood this arepoems with and lots casual filled of humor. Svo- children’s Nadezhda by book poet the Radulova. Her share to color, draw, paint or write in. Thisthe firstis a wonderful familythat book parents and children can Everything is as easy agame. Moreover, is book the dren to letters the learn through pictures and rhymes. Alphabet Wonderful In stories of her childhood. littlethe mouse and Fi-fu agraphic novel telling the Tzekova’s recent projects include apicture about book tional A‘Design Award &Competition (2016). Hristo G.Danov Award (2015)and for interna the - It was nominated Category for of Art inthe Book the tion Award, 2015). won Associa- Lion Golden the Prize (Bulgarian Book Bulgarianbook The Primer. 200Years in First Grade, era bet Prosveta Publishing House Alpha (2013);Wonderful Prosveta Publishing House (2015);I’m in First Grade!, Bulgarian books the Primer. 200Years in First Grade, As an illustrator and designer, she is aco-author of list derecke Her important international projects include: Kin animation, and photography. Tzekova’s is on focus illustration, artistic book design, Switzerland (2001). She graduated from Lucerne of and School Art Design, (1974). inSofia is artist, based avisual Svoboda Tzekova /The Gaudenz B. Ruf Award, etc. , Prosveta Publishing House (2012);Wunderkam , format.bg (2011) /DEPOT Historisches Museum Luzern; Short the idea of the book is of for idea the book the chil- - - - - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 113

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 114 Section. of Proekt the community Daga and chairs Union the of Bulgarian Artists’ Comics award, and 2014Eurocon the fiction science best artist award. Peter is a member SalonComics Award for classical comics best language, Teb Kniga the Za cover best Award for contribution 10th Belgrade toInternational Bulgarianthe fiction, science publisher of game He books. has won anumber of awards, including Graviton the (12 November 1952,Sofia, isa Bulgaria) illustrator,Bulgarian author of comics and Peter Stanimirov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 115

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 116 animated Father film documentary dushman.org). Her debut inanimation direction is the identities, posters and T-shirt (for design brand the work as afreelancer, creating illustrations, corporate advertising agencies. In meantime the she continues to graphic designer, director art and illustrator for several in2001. thenin Sofia Since shebeen workinghas as a (1979) graduated from National the Academy of Art Rositsa Raleva (2012). Children’s Books from Bulgaria 117

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 118 in Sofia, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Graphics Department of National the Academy of Art andHe lecturerPrinted Book inthe is afull-time Bulgarian writer Petya Alexandrova. iobratnokǎde (To No-Land and Back Again) by the istered by IBBY the for his illustrations of nemai Do List of Hans the Andersen Christian Award, admin- and 2011.In 1998Paunov was included Honour inthe from Hristo the G.Danov Awards in2004,2007,2010, of EducationMinistry and (2001);Diplomas Science significant contribution to children’s literature the by shev National Award (1990);an Honorary Diploma for For his work awarded: he has been Angelu Boris the - andsia USA,as the well as elsewhere. shownbeen abroad inAustria, Sweden, Hungary, Rus- numerous exhibitions inBulgaria, his works have also Willows Brother Grimm’sCarroll, Fairy Tales, The Wind in the Radichkov, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis istorii zhabeshki Malki (Little Froggy Tales) by Yordan and adults. Among his works are illustrations the to dren’s and over books designed for 700books children in1984. in Sofia He illustratedhas morethan 50 - chil Bulgaria) graduated from National the Academy of Art Professor Victor Paunov (17November 1957,Sofia, Victor Paunov by Kenneth Grahame and many more. Besides Children’s Books from Bulgaria 119

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 120 Publishing. Margaritova. of She apart team the is also of Ribka Tales in Green with Wings, Legs and Antennae) by Neli and Katya Antonova, Ribka (Princessy Stories and Other Extraordinary Tales) by book istorii Printseseshki neobichaini sluchki idrugi rak –The Happy Mag for Kids (UK)and children’s the some Light of inCapital them keeps creating beautifulillustrations. You can find works as an director. art But more importantly, she graduated from National the Academy of and Art Evgeniya Nikolova 7 prikazki zeleni s krila, kracheta ianteni kracheta skrila, (Seven zeleni 7prikazki (Fishie) by Katya Antonova, magazine (BG), Ano magazine (BG), - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 121

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 122 (A Taste of Geography). retorika frombooks Tochitsa Publishing House –Sladoledena Vacation. She illustrated has also some of children’s the SM Editorial, McDonald’s, and Endless Coca-Cola Company (The Guardian), Oxford University Press, Alya Markova has worked Pais for El Cartoon Cooking. blogs and cultural events, as well as on her own blog, magazines,cookbooks, newspapers, web pages, games, Her illustrations found can be inchildren’s books, Madrid, where lives she still and works. andas Rossen Johan. She continued her education in of some wonderful painters, teachers and such friends ent’s atelier and later continued, following advice the first(1986, Sofia, Bulgaria) started drawing at her par Alya Markova (Ice-Cream Rhetoric) Vkusna and geografiya , The Report , TheReport - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 123

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 124 tian, published Andersen by Egmont Bulgaria. Illustrator AwardBest for The of series the HansChris- Fairy Tales) and Konstantin Konstantinov’s National va’s naMaria prikazki Letnite book such as Amethyst the Award Rose for Sonya Momchilo- Manuilova’sRalitsa works have her earned many awards Pate, Poni Press, Ciela, Egmont Bern, Bulgaria, etc. ferent Bulgarian publishers such as SoftPress, Zlatnoto has illustrated over 30children’s books for fiction dif- teacher was Professor Hristo Staikov. Since 1990she tional Academy of with amajor Art ingraphic Her art. graduated (1971, Sofia, Bulgaria) from in2003 the Na- Ralitsa Manuilova (Maria’s Summer Children’s Books from Bulgaria 125

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 126 spare she time loves petting her cats. hospice with people suffer who from dementia. In her people with mental problems health and helps also ina She an leads therapy art group inanature for reserve illustration from Saint Central Martins, London, UK. She has apostgraduate also degree in3Danimation and graduated with aBA from New Bulgarian University. Lily LaMaire Children’s Books from Bulgaria 127

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 128 hometown, Sofia. Theatre andArts. Film Assia and Andrey livetheir in haveBoth graduated from National the Academy of as aproducer, director, script writer, and illustrator. has adegree infilm and television directing and works writer, illustrator and graphic designer. Andrey Koulev and graphic and design works as adirector, script Assia Kovanova has adegree inanimation directing Assia is organizer the and designer. of World the Festival of Animated Varna, Film where Festival. Since director art 2011,Andrey the had been Festival,Film Montecatini International Short Film Young Adults, Sofia International Film Fest, Tampere Fish, International Festival of Films for Children and KROK International Animated Films Festival, Golden tional Animation Festival Hiroshima, the Balkanima, different international festivals, includingthe Interna- fifteen animated films all and selected been for have andbooks magazines. have They created morethan haveThey designed illustratedand morethan 30 have acreative been tandem for more than ten years. and Andrey Koulev Assia Kovanova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 129

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 130 the Konstantinthe Konstantinov National Award for Illustrator Best of Year. the dakel(Theedin Letters Dachshund)of a by Stanka Pencheva. In 2015he received In 2002he received an award for his illustrations of children’s the Pismata book na for example inGermany, Netherlands, the Austria, Greece and USA. the numerousBesides exhibitions inBulgaria, his works have shown been abroad, also painting and graphic design. in 1998with amajor inillustration. He works area inthe of graphics, illustration, (21 March Bulgaria) graduated 1962,Belozem, from National the Academy of Art Kostadin Kostadinov Children’s Books from Bulgaria 131

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 132 1983) and Narodna (1983-1993). mladezh and stamps. She has worked as an editor art inProsveta Publishing House (1976- Konstantinova has received many awards for illustrations games and design, book Musical Instruments”, “Rare Protected Plants”, etc. of postage stamps “Locomotives”, “Europe -Folk Customs”, “Postal Wagons”, “Folk accompanying Bulgarian first-graders for over 13 years. Shethe is author series of a primerthe and reader basic the published by Prosveta Publishing House have been children’s coloring and painting games, cards, mosaics and more. Her drawings in a major inillustration. She has illustrated over -fiction, textbooks, 600books graduated (1948, Sofia, Bulgaria) from the National AcademySofia in with of Art Maglena Konstantinova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 133

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 134 the 2015Whitethe Ravens Catalogue. book is The one thetwo of selected titlesforBulgarian wordswith both and images. projectbook she inwhich combines her experience pravi se (HowKniga kak aBook Is Made) is her first ate innovative products for children and adults. where she experiments with paper and images to cre- publishinga small (White house Lodka Biala Boat) an illustrator and graphic designer. In 2014she created last the tening. Over years, sheworking has been as editing before turning back to her long-life love: draw- spent years among words, languages, translation and Asya Koleva Children’s Books from Bulgaria 135

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 136 Artists and ADC Bulgaria. andArtists ADC a Sofia. Shememberalso is the of Union of Bulgarian and Printed Graphics at National the Academy of Art, She is asenior assistant Department inthe of Book 2009Annualthe MTel Exhibition/Competition. BIB International Illustration Biennale, Bratislava; and of Contemporary Bulgarian Illustrators; 2011and 2009 (exhibition); Collection 2011FARAGallery selection competition); 2012New Acquisitions National in the Covers (exhibition Book 2014Best inthe part and for example inSlovakia, Russia, and Hungary. She took Bulgaria, Kaneva’s works have shown been abroad, also and many more. numerous Besides exhibitions in achievements of Culture, (Ministry Bulgaria, 2014) national award and certificate for outstanding artistic tion at Biennale the of BulgarianII(2011),the Design Project (2010),second prize and certificate forillustra - awardedhas been Bronze the Lion for Publishing Best paperdesign, plastic and collage. For her work she Kapka Kaneva works sphere inthe of illustration, book editionstional book for children. successfully defended her thesis on doctoral non-tradi- at Citе Internationale Paris, desArts, and in2008she In 2006she won acompetition for work and residence andemy Printed inBook of specializing Graphics. Art, (1978, Sofia, Bulgaria) studied the at National - Acad Kapka Kaneva Children’s Books from Bulgaria 137

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 138 bition ofSofia Expo,Comics Bulgarian 2013; 2014. Sofia, Comics, Exhibitions: National Caricature Exhibition, 2009-2012;First Sofia, NationalExhi - comics zines from Romania and USA. the self-publishes Bulgarian the comic magazine Co-mixer. Her comics are published in illustrating Skateboard series book the Town is aBulgarian illustrator. She studied animation, graphics and illustration. Besides Iva Grueva , she is also part of, sheteam part asmall is which also Children’s Books from Bulgaria 139

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 140 His features are The Lake Wooden shorts include Gift A campaignssocial for Save Children, the SOSKindersdorf and Face-to-Face. His commercialsover for 150TV major clients on market. the He has directed many music short videos, and and feature social series and TV shows. films, He has directed As of 2003,Yassen Grigorov working has been as adirector advertisements, of TV (including Children’s Bologna the Fair Book Award in2002). prestigious international awards for children’s literature and illustration book more inBulgaria and than 60books abroad. He has received anumber of As an illustrator and author of children’s Yassen books, Grigorov has published Communication). Sofia, Geneva Bulgaria, theand University of Applied Arts, Switzerland (Visual Directing), National the TV Academy of (Illustration Art in Design) and Book in Angouleme, France, National the Academy of Theater (Film and and Arts Film (16 July 1974,Sevlievo,Bulgaria) graduated from High the of School Applied Arts Y assen Grigorov (7min.),2007,and Thank You for theOpportunity (4min),2013. (90min.),2009,and Little/Big (90 min.),2011. Children’s Books from Bulgaria 141

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 142 graphics. Tonya Goranova works as afreelancer sphere inthe of painting, illustration and her illustrations for Patilantsi Award. Tonya Goranova was included Honour inthe List for award the in1988for nominated –in1994and twice again in1996–for Hans the Andersen Christian received 16awards for her work, including Angelushev Boris the Award. She was Considered one of Bulgarian best the illustrators of children’s Goranova books, has publishing houses. andtextbooks has worked for Bulgarian, Japanese, English German, and American with amajor inillustration. Goranova has illustrated over 170children’s and books children’s She graduated books. from National the Academy ofin1975 Sofia Art, 1949,Sofia, is Bulgaria) (12 October one the of prominent illustratorsBulgarian of Tonya Goranova by Ran Bosilek. by Bosilek. Ran Children’s Books from Bulgaria 143

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Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 146 Award for Illustrated (Bulgaria, 2010). Best Book New York (USA,2004);and Hristo the G.Danov of2001); asilverIllustrators, from medal Society the diplomaorary from Pen Golden (Serbia, of Belgrade Yearthe Award Fair from Bologna the (1994);an hon- Bremen and (Germany, DieZeit, 1994);Illustrator of For his work awarded: he has been Luchs Radio Baskervilles Expectations the Golden River (John Ruskin), Oliver Twist Great and Through theLooking-Glass Carroll), The (Lewis King of (Jürg Schubiger), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Artist Renaissance Socrates: Greek Philosopher (Fu Peirong), Michelangelo: Wilde), TheQueen of Spades (Alexander Pushkin), GräfinSchönfeldt), The Birthday of the Infanta (Oscar and Eurydice (Angelika Lukesch), Orpheus Legend of King Arthur and the Great Magic Sword Bee Adventures of Pinocchio TheQueen (Carlo Collodi), Ghiuselev is well-known for his illustrations of The Republic and USA. the abroad inAustria, France, Italy, Slovakia, Serbia, Czech in Bulgaria, Ghiuselev’s works have shown been also Vicens Vives, numerous Spain. Besides exhibitions Canada;Walker Books, Read –UK;and with Books Aufbau - Verlag;with Grimm Press, Taiwan; Simply publishingGerman houses J.F.Shreiber, Rowohlt and ers and magazines inItaly. He has worked with the cards and didgraphic for design different publish- Italy. Ghiuselev illustrated covers, book books, tarot as well as for Conde Nast –Vanity and Vogue, Milan, he illustrated for books publishing houses inBulgaria, National Academy ofin1990. Sofia Art, As a student, (24 Julygraduated 1964,Sofia, Bulgaria) from the Iassen Ghiuselev (Brothers Grimm), Arthur and Excalibur: The (Arthur Conan Doyle). (Charles Dickens) and The Hound of the , The Adventures DonQuixoteof (Sybil

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Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 148 stage design. projects, as well as an Askeer Award for in2015,also ian Actors) in2011 and in2015for his stage design Ghiuselev has won an IKAR Award (Union of Bulgar many (2011), and Paris, France (2015). (1992), Prague, Czech Republic Ger (2010),Berlin, shown been inParma,also Italy (1984),Milano, Italy water colors and stage projects, design his works have paintings, installation projects, photographs, pastels, merous exhibitions inBulgaria showing his drawings, photography,design, and stage Among design. nu the - Chavdar Ghiuselev works area inthe of graphic University (Department of Visual Arts). ing as aprofessor and lecturer at New the Bulgarian Vita”. From 2007until present the work he has been - that he was ahost show on Bulgarian the “Dolce TV television and theater and as agraphic designer. After From 1993to 2003he worked as astage for designer assistantdesign at opera the Teatro Parma. Reggio Vogue as tration. Ghiuselev worked for Italian magazines such National Academywith of a inSofia major Art illus in - ian artist and scenographer. He graduated from the (13 March 1961,Sofia, isa Bulgaria) renowned Bulgar Chavdar Ghiuselev , MAX and Vanity and inItaly, and as astage also - - - Children’s Books from Bulgaria 149

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 150 icho, Avgust isedemte dzhudzheta (2016,Enthusiast). vsnega (2015,Kragozor); se Kakva krie magiya Ili- Graphic House), Shakespeare (2015,Salariya Book House),riya Book Bǎdimipriyatel (2015,Kragozor), Foundation, Enthusiast), Graphic Horror- (2012,Sala zavǎlshebnatazka fleita (2013,Cultural Perspectives illustrated books The by include:Gelev Penko- Prika fortextbook Oxford the University Press. Twain, and William Shakespeare. He illustrated also a L.Stevenson,R. Alexander Dumas, Bram Stoker, Mark Hugo, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, Jules Verne, 20 comic by books prominent authors such as Victor House,Book for he which has illustrated more than has collaboratedGelev with UKpublisher the Salariya August and (1991), Iliicho Gelev, such as Aksols’ Song (2014). He illustrated also comics by several Sotir Field-Keeper Must Die L. F. Baum (1993),Mowgly ics The Wizard of Oz , L.F. Baum (1990),Ozma of Oz, createdGelev script the and illustrations for com the - and creates animated movies. He lives inSofia. sent Penko works Gelev as an illustrator, comics artist, He covers hasthe designed of over At 250books. pre- lustrated 24 comic andchildren’s books several books. Orbis, Vector and Lector, Imago, Mask Gas ). He has- il Jasmine ics educational broadcasts (Fairytales TV about Phys- three feature films (Wizards, Kolobar, Yello, three Dog) tions; hewritten has also movie scripts, produced Ricks a teacher and as chief editor of comics the magazine (1968, Assenovgrad, as Bulgaria) gained experience Penko Gelev Fairytales aboutAstronomy , Fairytales . He created effects for special cinema produc - ) andanimated several films (Doroga, Kerata, (2012)and Elijah and August (1994).Since 2006Penko Corporal Neck (1991),Corporal , Kipling the (1994),Dicho , Good Afternoon, Mr.

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Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 152 lecturer at New the Bulgarian University, Sofia. Communication at National the Academy of Sofia. Since a 2016 been Art, he has From 2007to 2015he was an assistant Department inthe of Poster and Visual China. Damyanov’s works have shown been abroad also inRussia, Turkey, Slovakia and and “Wild Roses”. at numerous Besides exhibitions and competitions inBulgaria, “Winter Olympics 2014”, –Sochi “120Years of Sofia University”, “Christmas”, author of of postage aseries stamps 2004and between 2015,including series the games and coloring on pages, classics the based by Exupery. Damyanov was the and Narisuvai his book original (Draw miovtsa Me aSheep) of educational, full illustrations for Fiabe Lunghe Petit Un, Le Prince Sorriso of numerous articleson of art the poster the and graphic His design. works include covers),book illustration, posters, postage stamps and calligraphy. He is author the (5 April 1982,Bulgaria) works area inthe (with more of design book than 1,000 Damyan Damyanov , Fairy Tales of 1001Nights Children’s Books from Bulgaria 153

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 154 Samouilov. children’s Ne book echestno (It’s Not Fair)by Victor Her most recent creations are illustrations the for the Travel Channel, and illustrated preschool textbooks. tions for television the program Asian Times on the Smiled at the Stars) by Magi created Blagoeva, illustra - Mitko, koito usmihvashe se nazvezdite (Mitko Who Since she then has illustrated children’s the book Sinyoto duhche (The Blue Ghost) published. was munication company Mtel. In 2011her children’s book ofon illustrations aseries for Bulgarian the telecom- newspapers, and covers. book In worked 2010Zara she illustrated advertisement materials, magazines and and Graphic 2006andin Book 2010 Between Design. National Academywith ofin2006 a inSofia major Art (19 Junegraduated 1981,Sofia, Bulgaria) from the Zara Buyukliiska Children’s Books from Bulgaria 155

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 156 ucheniyata namotovete (The Adventures of the Motts) . market,- Prikly one series of book the being them many for books Bulgarian the both and foreign the numerous nominations and awards. She has illustrated European and international film festivals and has won inBourgas. Shevilion has based participated inmany ing. Melina is aco-founder of Animation Studio Pa- continued her education infilm animation and direct - ated from schoolwith aprofile high painting in and was inBulgaria and born lives inBourgas. She gradu- Melina-Elina Bondokova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 157

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 158 debut as an illustrator of children’s books. glasovete nashtastieto (The Two Kingdoms) marks her ian culturalza associations. Prikazki kralstva: Dvete She worked as an artist and director art invarious Ital- studied at European the Institute of inMilan. Design Martina Andonova Children’s Books from Bulgaria 159

Works by Bulgarian Artists Children’s Books from Bulgaria 160 Catalogue editedbyValentina Stoeva,DetskiknigiFoundation National Palace of Culture –Congress Centre Sofia 2016 Cover and bookdesign byDamyan Damyanov Proofreading and editing byAngela Rodel Published bythe NationalBookCentre, Preface byProfessor Svetlana Stoicheva 3, Samokov blvd., 1113Sofia, Bulgaria 1, Bulgaria sq.,Sofia 1000,Bulgaria Contemporary Writers andArtists Children’s Books from Bulgaria: www.ndk.bg [email protected] Detski knigiFoundation [email protected] www.ndk.bg www.nbc.bg phone: +35929166411 Printed inBulgaria