CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2020

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KROKI Illustrated by Silvan Omerzu

Explore the world with Kroki and his friends! KROKI CELEBRATES The set of four colourfully illustrated board books gives children a perfect opportunity to explore the world in a fun way. Kroki and his friends help children learn about colours, NEW YEAR Written by Meta Brulec numbers, animals and opposites. The books encourage children’s recognition of letters Illustrated by Silvan Omerzu and new words and stimulates their attention skills, close observation and searching for details as well as comparison and differentiation. Kroki and his friends – Rabbit, Squirrel, Wild Boar and Owl – SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIES: Format: 15 x 15 cm | 16 pages | Age: 1+ have become very popular with children as they appeared for some years in the children’s magazine Cicido. Kroki’s adventures help children learn about the world, themselves and qualities such as compassion, camaraderie, sensitivity and differentness. MLADINSKA KNJIGA PUBLISHING HOUSE Silvan Omerzu has also moved Kroki onto the puppet stage on When it comes to publishing in , Mladinska knjiga several occasions. is a household name. Format: 20 x 20 cm For more than 70 years we have successfully maintained 24 pages | Age: 2+ the status of the largest publishing house in Slovenia with extensive fiction and nonfiction lists for all generations as well as magazines for children and teenagers. We take KROKI LEARNS COLOURS KROKI MEETS ANIMALS pride in achieving the highest standards of quality at all levels.

Special attention is devoted to picture books. Renowned award-winning authors and illustrators and the highest quality content and design - these are only some of the reasons why our picture books appeal to readers and publishers all over the world. KROKI AND FRIENDS To find out more about what we have to offer, you are Written by Meta Brulec warmly invited to visit our website at www.mladinska. Illustrated by Silvan Omerzu com/publishing. Today is a special day – Kroki’s birthday. He’s been expecting friends all day. Rabbit comes, Wild Boar comes, Squirrel comes KROKI AND OPPOSITES KROKI COUNTS and Owl. But no one mentions his birthday. Have they forgotten? No, there is a surprise coming.

Format: 20 x 20 cm 24 pages | Age: 3+

SILVAN OMERZU (1955) is a Slovenian director, painter, and puppet artist. After completing his studies at the Faculty of Education in he began working in the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre. In 1983 he was awarded a scholarship for study in residence in Prague, where je specialized in puppet scenography and design. Prešeren Fund Award in 2006.

Cover illustration by Ana Zavadlav, The Visit 2 | | 1 MURI MY FRIEND THE CAT PIKI JACOB

MURI THE CAT TWO GAMES WITH FIGURINES AND DICE Illustrated by Jelka Reichman

MURI THE CAT MURI THE CAT MURI AND MACA MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB Written by Kajetan Kovič SOUND BOOK BABY’S PHOTO ALBUM Written by Kajetan Kovič LEPORELLO PUZZLE WITH BLOCKS TABLE SETTING Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Written by Kajetan Kovič Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Written by Kajetan Kovič Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Jelka Reichman A must-have picture book! Format: 21 x 26 cm There is probably no Slovene Listen to six entertaining 58 pages | Age: 0+ child who does not know Piki Format: 15 x 16.5 cm Format: 21 x 26.5 cm sounds! Jacob. The book Moj prijatelj 8 pages | Age: 1+ 26 pages | Age: 3+ Piki Jakob (My Friend Piki Format: 22.5 x 26.5 cm Jacob) is a bestseller, first › Rights sold to Macedonia, 12 pages | Age: 3+ MURI THE CAT published almost fifty years Russia. MEMORY ago and reprinted sixteen Illustrated by Jelka Reichman times.

Format: 16.5 x 19 cm 124 pages | Age: 3+

MURI THE CAT DONKEY – CARD GAME MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB Illustrated by Jelka Reichman WRITE AND ERASE PUZZLE MEMORY Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Jelka Reichman MURI THE CAT MURI THE CAT MURI THE CAT CLOTH BOOK PUZZLE WITH BLOCKS PUZZLE WITH BLOCKS An educational book for fun Based on Kajetan Kovič’s Illustrated by Jelka Reichman MEMORY learning of the alphabet and original text Illustrated by Jelka Reichman numbers. A pen is attached. Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Format: 20 x 20 cm A soft book for the youngest! 12 pages | Age: 3+ MY FRIEND Format: 20 x 20 cm MURI THE CAT MY FRIEND PIKI JACOB PIKI JACOB 10 pages | Age: 1+ TOY CUP TOY

2 | | Other titles illustrated by Jelka Reichman are on pages 5, 12, 24, 25 and 38. | 3 SVETLANA MAKAROVIČ

SELLING FEATURES

• Svetlana Makarovič is a SLIPPER leading author of young adult and adult literature.

KEEPER • She is the recipient of numerous Slovene and KITTY international awards.

• Her works for young adults have become part of modern classics and the young adult canon, and occupy a special place in the history of Slovene young adult literature. THE FEARSOME WOLF A TRAMP AND A NIGHT LAMP Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič • She is a distinguished Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Peter Škerl writer, poet, illustrator, singer and composer. The works of Svetlana Makarovič and The eightieth birthday of Svetlana Makarovič, Jelka Reichman lie at the heart of Slovene a versatile artist – poet, writer, actress, • She has one of the most children’s literature. Their first joint work, chanteuse – who is one of the best and extensive bibliographies The Fearsome Wolf, is a jewel in the treasure most important in Slovene culture, will be of any Slovene writer, with trove of works that each has created for marked by her books for children (including nearly 400 book titles to young Slovene readers. For this reason reprints). She has created many books her name. SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY the book occupies a special place in the for children, young adults and adults. Her programme of children’s literature published works for young adults are modern classics Written by CLOTH BOOK SOUND BOOK MEMORY by Mladinska knjiga. that occupy a special place in the history Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Written by Ela Peroci Written by Ela Peroci Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik The Fearsome Wolf tells the story about of for this age group. Godec Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Godec a wolf that acts frightening, as befits a She has received numerous awards for her Godec Godec This favourite children’s story wolf and as his mother taught him. This oeuvre, among them the Prešeren will surely find its way into all A soft book for the youngest! With six sounds! fearsome wolf meets a girl, the two become Award in 2000 and the Levstik Lifetime those homes where children friends, and we soon learn that the wolf is Achievement Award in 2011. tend to forget to tidy up. Slipper Format: 20 x 20 cm Format: 22.5 x 26.5 cm not as fearsome as he is made out to be. Keeper Kitty gathers up all the 10 pages | Age: 1+ 12 pages | Age: 3+ Many people are like the fearsome wolf: Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 26 pages | Age: 4+ slippers that children leave lying frightening on the outside, gentle on the around, patches them, and sews inside. new ones to order. She’s a kitty Author Svetlana Makarovič and illustrator that teaches children to be neat Jelka Reichman have each left a distinctive in a warm and caring way. imprint on this book. A unique combination A picture book with a moral! guaranteeing a special place on the bookshelf and in children‘s hearts for this Format: 26.5 x 21 cm book. 26 pages | Age: 3+ The picture book is a gift from Jelka Reichman to Svetlana Makarovič on the › Rights sold to United SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY occasion of the 80th birthday of this beloved Kingdom, , . MY FIRST PUZZLE PUZZLE Slovene author. Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik SLIPPER KEEPER KITTY Godec Godec TOY Format: 24 x 24 cm | 20 pages | Age: 3+

4 | | Other titles illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Godec are on pages 13, 14 and 28. | 5 FORTHCOMING In 2021 NEW

MISHMASH BAKERY MISHMASH BAKERY SKIPMOUSE SKIPMOUSE A HONEY FAIRY TALE OKA THE OWL OKA THE OWL ZOFKA THE WITCH Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič SPECIAL MINIATURE WITH CD Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Illustrated by Gorazd Vahen Illustrated by Kostja Gatnik Illustrated by Gorazd Vahen EDITION Written by Svetlana Makarovič Illustrated by Gorazd Vahen Illustrated by Suzi Bricelj Illustrated by Gorazd Vahen Written by Svetlana Makarovič Illustrated by Suzi Bricelj The best bread is baked Format: 23 x 29.5 cm It’s quite disappointing when Illustrated by Gorazd Vahen A curious young owl discovers In 2018, the Ljubljana Puppet When two strangers from the in Mishmash Bakery and 32 pages | Age: 5+ you get three nuts as a present A Honey Fairy Tale first appeared the pleasures of frightening Theatre staged a new land of Cosoviria suddenly everybody wonders why. Could and then you break your tooth Published for the 40th in 1991 on cassette. Suzi Bricelj people during daylight hours. performance of Sovica Oka appear on Zofka’s broom, she it be that the baker has magical › Rights sold to Macedonia. trying to crack them. It’s even anniversary of the Slovene illustrated it for Svetlana’s But when a little duck becomes (Oka the Owl) with visual design demands a fare. The paltry powers? Or is there someone more disappointing when your picture book classic Skipmouse, collection Zlata mačja preja angry at the nuisance, Oka by the artist Suzi Bricelj. Now, offering of tomatoes doesn’t helping him when he’s baking friends crack the nuts for you, along with a Skipmouse (Golden Cat Yarn). A large picture learns her lesson and starts a new picture book will be satisfy Zofka, who eyes the green in the middle of the night, while in 1975. but eat them themselves! This colouring book by Gorazd Vahen. book with even more lavish behaving like an owl should published with her illustrations, and yellow stockings of Glili. people are sleeping? is an amusing fairy tale in which illustrations is now being created, behave. joining the original one with one little field mouse becomes Format: 13.2 x 16.7 cm to which a CD will be added. illustrations by Gorazd Vahen. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm the happiest mouse in the world. 32 pages | Age: 3+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 20 pages | Age: 4+ 24 pages | Age: 5+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 24 pages | Age: 4+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 40 pages | Age: 5+ 24 pages | Age: 4+ 32 pages | Age: 3+

A SPECIAL KIND OF KUZMA, THE KUZMA THE GREMLIN THE CARROT DWARF PUSS-PAWS A MOONLIGHT STRING SQUIRREL THIRTEENTH GREMLIN WINS A PRIZE Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Written by Svetlana Makarovič Illustrated by Maja Kastelic Illustrated by Gorazd Vahen Illustrated by Bojana Dimitrovski Illustrated by Marjan Manček Illustrated by Zvonko Čoh Illustrated by Tomaž Lavrič Award-winning illustrator Maja An elegant little cat has to get a A fairy tale ballad about the beauty A story about the squirrel Čopko, Gremlins met without Kuzma Gremlins meet up regularly to Kastelic is bringing back to life job. After days without food of art, and of pride and greed. Once who was born with misshapen and each got his own month of share their tales of devilment. the story of the Carrot Dwarf, Puss-Paws goes in search of upon a time there was terrible forepaws. His mother Puhanka the coming year. When Kuzma Kuzma, the naughtiest, mixes up who had a terrible row with his gainful employment, but with poverty in the land, and an old fiddler was heartbroken and Čopko was finds out he demands his own the eggs of five different birds. best friend Skipmouse and took little luck. All is not lost in played his old violin for his poor SVETLANA MAKAROVIČ (1939), one of the best and most sad. But wise Replja comforted month, too. The gremlins try to Unknown to the gremlins, a to the road. He met all sorts of the end, because Puss-Paws family one last time. But the thinnest important Slovene artists, is extremely versatile: she is a poet, a his mother, noting that Čopko reason with him that a year has magpie is planning revenge. interesting creatures: grass snake sells her story to some eager string of the violin broke. The fiddler writer, an actor, a musician - a pianist, a singer, a composer - and an might learn to do something only twelve months, but Kuzma Jarmila, a cuckoo, the Fern Dwarf listeners. died, and his son Tibor couldn’t play illustrator. She has created many works for children, young adults different. And she was right. will not back down. The others Format: 20.5 x 26 cm and his friend Blackmouse, Rega, the violin because of the missing and adults. Her work for young adults and children has become part Čopko became the smartest and mock and tease him and brag 24 pages | Age: 4+ Ščeper, and others. A story about Format: 20.5 x 26 cm string. The Moon sent him one of of the modern canon; her books are recognized as contemporary the most experienced squirrel in before him. But one does not friendship and compassion. 26 pages | Age: 4+ her beams. Tibor started playing a classics and hold a special place in the history of Slovene children’s the whole forest. mess with Kuzma … marvellous, heavenly tune... literature. Her work has been translated into many languages. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 18.5 x 24.5 cm She was awarded multiple times; among others she was given Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format 20.5 x 26 cm 40 pages | Age: 3+ 32 pages | Age: 7+ the prestigious Prešeren Award in 2000 and Levstik Lifetime 32 pages | Age: 3+ 56 pages | Age: 5+ Achievement Award in 2011. › Rights sold to Italy. Levstik Award in 2015.

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SELLING FEATURES

• Lila Prap represents a unique story within Slovenian publishing for children.

• Award-winning author. WHY? CAT QUESTIONS DOG QUESTIONS CREEPY CRAWLY QUESTIONS • 16 picture books published so far. Why do zebras have stripes? Why do cats purr? Why do they Why do dogs wag their tails? Why do camels have humps? wave their tails? Why do they Why do dogs growl? Why do Why do grasshoppers chirp? • More than 100 international editions Why do crocodiles cry? This like to show off what they have dogs chase cats? Why do some Why do fireflies glow at night? in 38 countries. book depicts the special features caught? In this picture book from dogs have short legs? Why Why do wasps sting? Why do of 14 exotic animals through the internationally successful do some dogs have their tails flies like sitting on poo? In • More than 600,000 copies. inventive and witty illustrations. Why? series, the author asks cut off? Thought you knew all this picture book you will find The picture book encourages herself and her young readers about dogs? Think again. These answers to these and similar • Mladinska knjiga published her first picture children to invent their own fourteen questions about the questions are just a few of questions about the very book Little Creatures 20 years ago. answers and even come up with particularities and habits of those asked by Lila Prap in her unusual creatures all around us new animal species. these independent creatures, masterpiece. Every question that fly, crawl and make various • The real international breakthrough came having some fun along the way first elicits a series of witty and noises. with Why?, which was shortlisted for › Rights sold to Canada, as she looks for the answers. amusing answers, followed by Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreiss, made into Argentina, Brazil, , a scientific answer explaining a › Rights sold to Brazil, China, a very successful Japanese animation series Germany, Korea, Taiwan, › Rights sold to Canada, specific canine peculiarity. Korea, Taiwan, Argentina. and even started a successful publishing Turkey. Brazil, China, Spain, Spanish venture in Australia. speaking Latin America, › Rights sold to Canada, Brazil, Nominated for the Deutscher except Venezuela, UK, USA, China, Germany, Argentina, BIRDS?! Jugendliteraturpreis 2005. Argentina, Russia, Belgium. Russia, Belgium. Written and illustrated by Lila Prap

Chickens finally discover their closest relatives – birds – and find out that they really do have very unusual relations. So far, based on scientific claims they have discovered that they are descended from dinosaurs and dragons. But they had not thought of birds. Now, they are carefully researching this connection.

› Rights sold to Belgium.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIES: Format: 24.5 x 24.5 cm | 32 pages | Age: 3+

DRAGONS?! DINOSAURS?! ANIMAL CONUNDRUMS WE LIKE COUNTING

Some time ago, some hens found Do you ever wonder what hens Lila Prap has created an unusual In this book we will learn to a book about dinosaurs and, on think about their famous word-play picture book for little count to fifteen! Why? Because the basis of scientific research, ancestors, the dinosaurs? One of and a little older children who this is the only way to help established that they are the the chickens found a book on will enjoy discovering new various animals see if they successors of the dinosaurs. dinosaurs and discovered that shapes of animals along with really have as many babies as For millennia, people have been birds - and this includes hens - their descriptions and names it says in the little poem at the talking about dragons as if they are the only living descendants by putting together different top of every page. Do you think were real animals or even deities. of these strange creatures. While halves of pages of the book. animals fall in love? With this But for the last two centuries, flipping through the book and There are 18 poems and puzzles picture book, children will play scientists have been labelling all looking at various specimens, a about well-known animals in the and learn about animals. the strange skeletons they find number of questions arise, and book, but when the pages are as belonging to dinosaurs or their the hens search for answers. turned in a mixed order, there › Rights sold to China. relatives, no longer recognizing At every dinosaur the hen is an abundance of completely the existence of dragons. scientifically explains what is unknown specimens to be written in the book. discovered, along with superbly › Rights sold to Canada. funny descriptions. › Rights sold to Argentina, Czech Winner of the Kristina Republic, Korea, Slovakia, China, › Rights sold to Germany. Brenkova Award 2018. Slovakia, Belgium, Canada.

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SELLING FEATURES

• Anja Štefan writes poems, stories, and riddles.

• Award-winning author.

LITTLE CREATURES ANIMAL LULLABIES ANIMALS' INTERNATIONAL MY FIRST ALBUM • The Centre for Youth Literature and Librarianship in Ljubljana has given her works DICTIONARY the highest ratings. This is a very special picture Like humans, animals have The birth of a baby is a miracle. book to amuse younger lullabies, too. This picture book In the same way as humans, It is a celebration, a grand event. • Her poems and stories are included in school children, with playful rhymes presents 14 different animals, Watching a small, crying baby animals also use different readers and curricula. and colourful illustrations of each with its own simple lullaby. languages from country to that showers us with love and creatures like spiders, ants and The book was conceived and trust and fills us with joy is country and different dialects • She has led the Slovene storytelling festival fleas, which adults usually find designed to stir the imagination one of the most beautiful and from town to town. Without Stories Today for 20 years. annoying and unattractive. In of the youngest, and they learning foreign languages precious experiences for any each poem a city is mentioned, will soon be creating similar they would never understand individual. Lila Prap has found a • Her work Crumbs from Mouse Valley received which is symbolically connected lullabies for their own animals one another, let alone be able humorous and entertaining way four Slovene and international awards, was to one of the creature’s features. and toys. to exchange their important of following the child’s progress listed in the White Ravens Catalogue 2018 and The poems can easily be thoughts and ideas. With this from birth to the first birthday. nominated for the Memorial recreated in any language. › Rights sold to China. unique dictionary, children can Parents can add photographs Award 2019. finally teach their pets to speak and descriptions of the most TUNES FROM MOUSEDALE DUNES in 42 different languages. beautiful moments and events Illustrated by from the child’s first year. › Rights sold to Brazil. One of the best Slovenian contemporary books of poetry for children › Rights sold to Germany. focuses on the lives of tiny mice, their joys and their sorrows. Winner of the Original Slovene Alenka Sottler, one of Slovenia's most acclaimed artists and TUNES FROM Picture Book Award 2005. illustrators has depicted various mice. Anja Štefan wrote a number MOUSEDALE DUNES of poems about mice for the anthology. Alenka and Anja were so Written by Anja Štefan taken by them that they are now creating a picture book for the illustrations by Alenka Sottler youngest readers. English translation by Nada Grošelj Format: 24 x 24 cm | 32 pages | Age: 4+ NEW The picture book Crumbs From › Rights sold to China, Germany (Der Kinder Kalender 2020). Mouse Valley has received numerous awards (Večernica, Winner of the 2007 Levstik Award. Winner of the Večernica Award Kristina Brenk, and Levstik SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIES: 2018, the Golden Pear Award 2018, the Kristina Brenk Award awards, nominated for the Format: 24.5 x 24.5 cm 2018 | Selected for the White Ravens Catalogue 2018 and The Desetnica Award) This year 32 pages | Age: 3+ Best Designed Slovenian Book 2017 | Nominated for the Astrid it will also be staged by the Lindgren Memorial Award 2019 (ALMA)! WHERE DO DREAMS GO? MY DADDY 1001 FAIRY TALES Maribor Puppet Theatre. The book is filled with a child’s curiosity, courage and wisdom On such a grey and dull day Each new illustrated book This book starts in a fairly ALENKA SOTTLER (1958) is a Slovene painter and illustrator. as well as joy and delight. This I would rather dream away. from this popular and world normal way and the heroes do She lives and works in Ljubljana as a freelance illustrator and is a outstanding collection of poems But where did all renowned writer is an important not need a special introduction, member of the New York Society of Illustrators. She has illustrated will now come to life in English my dreams go? event. This time Lila Prap looks however, it continues and over 50 books for children and adults, for which she received in a first-rate translation by Did they join at games among the young and ends in a completely different LILA PRAP (1955) is the numerous awards and honours, including her second nomination Nada Grošelj. Co-financed by the a travelling show? their fathers in her unique and style to the usual books. author of fifteen picture for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014. She has also Creative Europe programme of original fashion. Frisky rhymes The reader is encouraged books, published in almost received many international awards, including as a Gold Medal from the European Union. In her book the world-renowned are accompanied by short texts, to take an entertaining and forty countries on all the the Society of Illustrators, New York. author looks high and low in explaining the real relationships exciting adventure through the continents. A series of Format: 24 x 24 cm search of dreams. She sets between fathers and their intermingled paths of the fairy animated films made in 32 pages | Age: 4+ off on a long journey on which children, in both the human and tale labyrinth in which he can based on her international she uses various forms of animal world. choose the continuation of the bestseller Why? has also been transport, from a car, aeroplane, story. screened on RTV Slovenia. submarine, rocket, carriage, and › Rights sold to Brazil, China, Prap has received many train to a ship. At the end she Sweden, Canada. › Rights sold to Argentina, awards for her work, among finds her dreams. Where were Brazil, China, Taiwan. them the Prešeren Fund they hiding? Award (2011) and the Levstik Lifetime Achievement Award › Rights sold to China. (2017).

10 | | 11 300 RABBITS FAVOURITE SLOVENE FOLK TALES Selected and adapted by Anja Štefan Stories collected and adapted by Milko Matičetov Illustrations by Ančka Gošnik Godec, Zvonko Čoh, Jelka Godec Schmidt, Ana Zavadlav

Anniversary edition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Milko Matičetov NEW NEW NEW Ethnologist and academic Dr. Milko Matičetov (1919) devoted his life to collecting and researching Slovene folklore. Storyteller Anja Štefan has dedicated more than twenty-five years to collecting, adapting, and telling folk tales. She and Milko Matičetov worked together for more than two decades to bring as much as possible from the storehouse of master storytellers to readers and listeners. I HAVE GREEN SHOES THE BUMBLEBEE AND THE FLUTE RABBIT’S HOUSE On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Milko Written by Anja Štefan Written by Anja Štefan Written by Anja Štefan Matičetov, Anja Štefan has put together a selection of more than sixty illustrated by Jelka Reichman illustrations by Alenka Sottler illustrations by Hana Stupica of the best Slovene folk tales, passed from one generation to the next English translation by Nada Grošelj for many years by local people. The reader will appreciate the vivid A new collection of poems by a beloved A story about friendship. Rabbit had a language and finely-honed storytelling style and become immersed creative duo Anja Štefan and Alenka Sottler surely rank splendid house. But there was a severe in the masterful images of Ančka Gošnik Godec, Zvonko Čoh, Jelka Anja Štefan (1969) and Jelka Reichman among the best Slovenian authors and storm and he was left homeless. Luckily, Godec Schmidt and Ana Zavadlav. In this rich anthology you will find (1939) have been collaborating in creative illustrators. They have pooled their talents he was not alone in the forest. Who will very well known tales (such as The Little Fox Godmothers, The Ant tandem for more than two decades. Their in this story about a bumblebee who finds come to help him? What about Fox? The Who Drove the Monster from the Fox‘s House, The Stepmother and works were first published in the children’s a flute and is thrilled to be able to play it, story Rabbit’s House first came to life on the Stepdaughter, and others) as well as many that have never been magazines Ciciban and Cicido. The picture enchanting the whole meadow. But then he the stage of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre published in book form before. book 100 Riddles first came out in 2006, loses it. This picture book encourages the in 2018 based on the art work of award- and has already undergone eight printings. child to think and talk about creativity and winning young illustrator Hana Stupica, who Format: 21.5 x 26.5 cm | 274 pages | Age 4+ In 2014 the picture book 100 More Riddles problem-solving. The book is filled with a had already also illustrated Anja Štefan‘s was published. In 2008 their collection of child’s curiosity, courage and wisdom as anthology The World is Like Ringa Ringa poems The Polka Dot Pot was published, and well as joy and delight. This wonderful story Roses (MKZ 2015). Both authors have now has already found its place among picture will now come to life in English in a first-rate set this picture book in a new, different, book classics (already in its fifth printing). translation by Nada Grošelj. Co-financed and even more polished form. The story Currently the authors are preparing a new by the Creative Europe programme of the describes how anyone of us can experience picture book collection of poems aimed at European Union. misfortune and how important it is that we both children and adults. The book is sure to help one another when things go wrong, and enjoy a long and good life. Format: 19 x 25 cm | 16 pages | Age: 3+ that we don’t ignore someone in need. The other animals of the forest help out Rabbit Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 40 pages | Age: 3+ with unstinting kindness and determination. Such community, such cheer, and such power...it would be wonderful if everyone could have a safe home, with the occasional smell of good things cooking.

Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 32 pages | Age: 3+ ELF EYES A SWING FOR ALL TURN, TURN, LITTLE MILL A NOOK AT THE END OF FORTHCOMING Written by Anja Štefan Written by Anja Štefan SEVEN BEDTIME STORIES In 2021 THE WORLD Illustrated by Marjanca Illustrated by Marjanca Written by Anja Štefan Written by Anja Štefan Jemec Božič Jemec Božič Illustrated by Marjanca Illustrated by Marjanca Jemec Božič Jemec Božič A new collection of poems Stories with animal and human on the occasion of the characters showing a child’s Short and original animal stories The second book of fairy tales acclaimed painter’s birthday To curiosity, courage, wisdom, and with a special folk quality. The by Anja Štefan and Marjanca commemorate Marjanca Jemec joy. In the end there’s a solution little furry and feathered heroes Jemec Božič brings seven new Božič’s 90th birthday, a new to every problem: we learn why love the small pleasures of life tales. Together with a mouse, a collection of poems is published, rats are so clever, about the and are always ready to help rooster, a cat and her kittens, a aimed at both children and evening rituals in skunk and fox each other. girl, a bunny and a fox, we go on adults. Some have already been families, and more. miraculous adventures which published in the magazines Format: 20.5 x 26 cm always have some meaning for Ciciban and Cicido. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 56 pages | Age: 3+ everyday life. 72 pages | Age: 4+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 32 pages | Age: 4+ 48 pages | Age: 3+

› Rights sold to Germany Winner of the 2014 Golden Winner of the 2011 Levstik Winner of the 2007 Levstik (Der Kinder Kalender 2021). Pear Award. Award. Award.

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SELLING FEATURES

• I have very beautiful green eyes. I DO NOT bite. I am a WARM monster, even though I am SEVEN BEARS BOBBY AND THE BOAT BOBBY AND HIS FAR FAR AWAY not a person. My name is MITZY. Written by Anja Štefan Written by Anja Štefan GOLDEN HENS SLOVENE FOLK TALES Illustrated by Marjanca Illustrated by Polona Lovšin Written by Anja Štefan Written by Anja Štefan • The little monster Mitzy will delight Jemec Božič Illustrated by Polona Lovšin Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik preschoolers and older children, who will Bobby likes to play next to the Godec and Zvonko Čoh love her child-like playfulness and lovability. Seven bears, seven neighbours, lake and one day he finds a Bobby has a big fight at home • The works of Majda Koren depict the life of a go up a mountain. Why? To see boat which is just exactly what and runs away. He meets some With their explicit and implicit modern child and teenager. what is on the other side. At he always wanted. Finally, golden hens who give him meanings, folk tales have an each interesting point, one bear his dream comes true and golden eggs with magic powers. amazing capacity to speak to • She was given the Levstik Award in 2011 for decides to set up his new home he becomes a real captain. But as often happens in stories, children as well as to adults. her book Mitzy from 2a, illustrated by Matjaž there. Six, then five, four, three However, a problem arises when Bobby fritters them away. But Anja Štefan, a writer and a Schmidt. and two bears continue on their he is approached by a mouse, if he were ever to come across storyteller, has created a book of way – the last two each follow frog, rabbit, fox and finally a the golden hens again, he would more than 50 Slovene folk tales their own path, but they are sure bear, who all want to sail with think very carefully about his that have been passed on from to meet again in three times him. wishes. Even now he knows that generation to generation and are three days. one wish would be no more bad kept lively and current thanks to Format: 20.5 x 26 cm boys in the world. And if that the masterful storytellers. FIRST READERS Format: 18 x 24.5 cm 32 pages | Age: 3+ comes true, why would anyone 16 pages | Age 2+ ever be scared of anything? Format: 20.5 x 26 cm › Rights sold to Korea. 240 pages | Age: 4+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 32 pages | Age: 3+

Nominated for the Desetnica Award 2018.

MITZY THE LITTLE MITZY THE LITTLE MITZY FROM 2A THAT MITZY FROM 2A MONSTER MONSTER Written by Majda Koren AGAIN Written by Majda Koren A COLLECTION OF Illustrated by Matjaž Schmidt Written by Majda Koren Illustrated by Jelka Godec “MONSTROUS” EXERCISES Illustrated by Matjaž Schmidt Schmidt Written by Majda Koren Mitzy is a soft toy monster given and Jelka Godec Schmidt THREE LITTLE PIGS Illustrated by Jelka Godec to Simon by Uncle Zlatko Retold by Anja Štefan Mitzy is a small fluffy animal Schmidt as a birthday present. Of course, Twenty new adventures of this Illustrated by Maša Kozjek that Uncle Zlatko gave to Simon she only seems to be a toy, popular monster have been for his birthday. Of course, Mitzy Besides spending afternoons in fact she is a real living collected in this book. During This is the famous English folk only seems like a fluffy animal, with Simon, Mitzy also likes monster, so very clever that she its creation Matjaž Schmidt fell tale about the three little pigs, in fact she is a real live monster: solving riddles and puzzles. skipped grade one and landed ill and sadly passed away, so their houses and the big bad playful, cheeky, naughty, but also This collection of “monstrous” in grade two. She soon makes his wife Jelka Godec Schmidt wolf. Of course it has a happy extremely sweet and cute. Of all exercises is her all-time friends with the children in her illustrated it using his artistic ending, but unfortunately not for his toys, Simon loves Mitzy the favourite. Join her in solving class. motifs. And a new wonderful ode everyone. Beautifully illustrated most. They spend the afternoons plenty of interesting and original to friendship and everyday life of by a young artist, sure to charm together when Simon is not at exercises and puzzles to explore Format: 14 x 20 cm children during the early school any child. school. Simon rescues Mitzy the world of numbers, colours, 96 pages | Age: 5+ years was born. from awkward situations, helps food, toys, monsters and English, ANJA ŠTEFAN (1969) is one of the most popular writers Format: 20.5 x 26 cm her and protects her. while having lots of fun. Format: 14.5 x 21 cm and storytellers in Slovenia. She is a versatile narrator of folk Winner of the 2011 Levstik 24 pages | Age: 3+ Award. 96 pages | Age: 5+ tradition, which can also be seen in her original works. She has Format: 21.5 x 25.5 cm Format: 21.5 x 25 cm won a number of awards. › Rights sold to Ireland. 56 pages | Age: 3+ 44 pages | Age: 5+

14 | | 15 LOSEY THE ELF LOSEY THE ELF LOSEY THE ELF LOSEY THE ELF AND THE CHAMELEON AND THE CHAMELEON 1 AND THE CHAMELEON 2 AND THE CHAMELEON 3 AROUND SLOVENIA Written and illustrated by Written and illustrated by Written and illustrated by Written and illustrated by Jelka Godec Schmidt Jelka Godec Schmidt Jelka Godec Schmidt Jelka Godec Schmidt THE HAPPY COW LET’S GO TO THE HAPPY The acknowledged Slovene Losey the Elf and his friend use This time our friendly heroes KINDERGARTEN COW KINDERGARTEN The elf with the tall hat loves illustrator created two likeable a time machine to research take a trip in an ultra-light Written and illustrated Written and illustrated to travel. Since wherever he characters, Losey the Elf and various historic periods such as aeroplane. During this journey by Jelka Godec Schmidt by Jelka Godec Schmidt goes he loses all his belongings, his best friend Chameleon, prehistory, the Middle Ages, the they visit various European his friends call him Losey. with the aid of whom children Renaissance, the Wild West, etc. countries and get to know Piglet, Duckling, Kid, Lamb, This is a sequel to the His friend is a chameleon. learn how to search for small numerous new interesting Tadpole and Bunny have a picture book The Happy Cow A chameleon is a small reptile, hidden objects in larger pictures Format: 26 x 20.5 cm places. wonderful teacher. They attend Kindergarten about the cute similar to a lizard, with a filled with intriguing details. 24 pages | Age: 3+ the Happy Cow Kindergarten. animals at this preschool and rolled up tail. The elf and the Every picture shows a certain Format: 26 x 20.5 cm They have a great time there: their wonderful teacher. The new chameleon have travelled the environment or scene. 24 pages | Age: 3+ they play, make things, help stories feature new adventures whole world, they have travelled each other and have fun for these little heroes, with back in time with a time Format: 26 x 20.5 cm › Rights sold to China. CICIGANG together. Sometimes they whom children can identify and machine, but this time they have 24 pages | Age: 3+ Written by Jelka Godec Schmidt and Tomaž Tomšič quarrel and then they are in a laugh along while reading. These decided to travel around their Illustrated by Jelka Godec Schmidt bad mood. But then Teacher are some of the most popular homeland. And their home land Cow comes to the rescue, and stories among preschool is Slovenia. The author has been a contributor to the magazines Ciciban and they also know how to wisely children in Slovenia. Cicido for thirty years. She loves to make up stories and thus get out of trouble themselves, so Format: 26 x 20.5 cm it is no surprise that she has created a gang consisting of Mac, everything turns out fine! Format: 21 x 28 cm 32 pages | Age: 6+ Regina, Sunny, Tufty, Eugene and Hiphop Rosie. In Pošastovec 40 pages | Age: 2+ (Monstertown) live the monsters Hobogravža (Hoboslime), Format: 21 x 28 cm Gnilozob (Rottentooth), Sluzavka (Slimy) and Smrdožer 40 pages | Age: 2+ (Stinkygobbler). What silly things will they get up to now and what will the Cicigang members do? Highly entertaining adventures!

Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 40 pages | Age: 4+

JELKA GODEC SCHMIDT (1958) published her first book in 1981, and has used numerous different techniques to illustrate almost one hundred texts to date, among which we can find Grimm’s fairy tales and a collection of world lullabies. She also writes her own stories, such as for instance the Losey the Elf and the Chameleon series. She has been awarded several times, including the Hinko Smrekar Lifetime Achievement Award.

16 | | Another title illustrated by Jelka Godec Schmidt is on page 13. | 17 BOJANA DIMITROVSKI MOJCA OSOJNIK

FIRE Written by Neli K. Filipić Illustrated by Bojana Dimitrovski

Neli K. Filipić wrote the text for this picture book over a year ago, when Slovenia was not yet facing the refugee crisis. The book is aimed at both children and adults. At the start of the story there is a fire, from which only seven people manage to escape and they are then carried by the river past various settlements. No one wants to offer them help. Finally, they build a new home. Will the door be open for newcomers? Sadly, this is all too often a topical theme.

Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 32 pages | Age: 4+ A HOUSE SEARCHING SOPHIA THE CROW VLADIMIR THE SNAIL THE LITTLE WALRUS FOR SUNSHINE AND HER NEST Written and illustrated Written by Peter Svetina Written and illustrated Written and illustrated by Mojca Osojnik Illustrated by Mojca Osojnik by Mojca Osojnik by Mojca Osojnik Vladimir the Snail sets off The little walrus’s adventures “Sunshine must be very This book tells the story of the for the lettuce growing in a appeared some years ago in important, if people praise it vain crow Sophia, who looks neighbouring garden and asks two books; now they are joined so highly. But what is the sun, down on her fellow sparrow some of his animal friends together in one picture book in anyway? And what does it look and starts making her nest in to help him get there fast. a larger format. In the first story like?” a unique way. However, it soon Unfortunately, not all journeys we meet a walrus who does turns out that the high-flyers are successful, and in the end, not want to cut his nails, but A multi-layered story about a are usually the ones who fall the Vladimir the Snail decides to precisely because of this gets a lonely house that has never lowest. take the trip alone. The proverb job as a double bass player in a seen a single ray of sunshine. ‘More haste, less speed’ turns polar orchestra. In the second But houses are not meant to live Format: 24 x 26 cm out to be true. story he has trouble with his alone. The collage 32 pages | Age: 4+ eyesight. And although the idea illustrations include many Format: 24 x 26 cm of a walrus wearing glasses is interesting and humorous 36 pages | Age: 4+ rather unusual, everything turns details that will appeal to both out well. children and their parents. Format: 24.5 x 24.5 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 36 pages | Age: 3+ 32 pages | Age: 5+ Nominated for the Original CECIL AND THE JOYS CECIL MEETS AZALEA CECIL AND EMILY THE LITTLE › Rights sold to China, USA. Slovene Picture Book Award OF WINTER Written by Dana Todorović AND THEIR FAMILY SHEPHERDESS 2004. Written by Bojana Dimitrovski Illustrated by Bojana Written and illustrated by Written by Nina Kokelj and Dana Todorović Dimitrovski Bojana Dimitrovski Illustrated by Bojana Illustrated by Bojana Dimitrovski Dimitrovski A picture book about friendship A third picture book about Cecil by two young Serbian authors. the cat is on its way. This time, A lyrical tale about a girl who A House Searching Cecil the cat is a real gentleman. Cecil visits his aunt, who has Bojana Dimitrovski is working was given a sheep by her for Sunshine, Mojca He doesn’t like winter so he just recently got herself a new on her own picture book. The grandpa. She visited the Osojnik’s 2003 multi- simply decides to sleep through cat called Azalea. She is totally youngest readers have already sheep every day, put her out to layered picture book, it. But since he cannot get any different from Cecil. Cecil fallen in love with the cute little pasture, gave her clean water was published in 2019 peace he decides to tell the decides to trick her. But he soon cat Cecil. In this new story, Cecil and a dry bun for dessert. by National Geographic noisy cats that it is scientifically realizes that it’s not nice to be is quite grown-up already. He Children will be immersed in Learning (with a print proven that cats need at least lonely and that friendship is falls in love with another cat, wonderful images of nature run of 40,000). five hours sleep during the what’s really important. Emily, who has two babies. while reading about this day. Then everything changes Their story is one of love in a charming, plucky girl. in a flash and winter suddenly Format: 20 x 20 cm compound family which keeps becomes a happy and magical 24 pages | Age: 4+ its door open for lost kittens as Format: 20 x 20 cm time of year for Cecil. well. 16 pages | Age: 2+ › Rights sold to . Format: 20 x 20 cm Format: 20 x 20 cm 32 pages | Age: 4+ 16 pages | Age: 4+

› Rights sold to Serbia, Korea. › Rights sold to Serbia.

18 | | 19 ANA ZAVADLAV

THE VISIT Written by Gaja Kos Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav

An unusual story about unusual friends

This entertaining picture book by the critic, editor, translator and author of three children’s books, Gaja Kos, takes place somewhere in Central America, where a sloth and a tapir live, one in the tree top and the other down below. Because the tapir is very sociable, the day his new neighbour moves into his new tree top home, he invites him over. The sloth accepts the invitation, but there is something the tapir does not know about sloths: there is one problem with them – they THE MOUSE THAT PIKA A PAIR OF SCOLDS PRAYERS FROM THE are really, really, really very slow … PLUCKED UP HER Written by Cvetko Zagorski Written by Lojze Kovačič STAIRS COURAGE Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav llustrated by Ana Zavadlav Written by Peter Svetina Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 24 pages | Age: 4+ Written by Nina Mav Hrovat Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav Fifty years ago, Cvetko Zagorski In a little house somewhere published his short story in the countryside, there lived Seven charming prayers for the The mouse is afraid of collection Vse o Piki (All About two brothers who were always youngest. This poetry collection everything and is too scared to Pika). Ana Zavadlav has been scolding each other. contains short prayers spoken go for a piece of cheese on her illustrating them anew for the by a child, relating primarily to own. Her Mum advises her to magazine Cicido. A few of these This short story was first his loved ones and created in pluck up her courage, but how? playful and charming stories published in 1962. It encourages specific circumstances. They In the end, the mouse realizes from the everyday life of the reflection about relations and are alive and authentic. In these that you have to find courage preschool girl Pika will now conflicts between people, and prayers the reader can truly feel within yourself and then fear is be published in a picture book. shows how arguments can be the power of a child’s desire, overcome. Good reading for pleasure and resolved – with shared effort revealing what is important to discussion! and cooperation. her, what bothers her, and what FORTHCOMING Format: 20.5 x 26 cm fears and concerns she has. In 2021 24 pages | Age: 4+ Format: 20 x 20 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 16 pages | Age: 2+ 32 pages | Age: 5+ Format: 20 x 20 cm › Rights sold to China, Spanish- 16 pages | Age: 5+ speaking Latin America, NEW except Venezuela, Taiwan. Levstik Award for Best Original Work of Literature 2017, Večernica Award Nominated for the Kristina 2017, nominated for the LUCY LIGHT AND HER Brenk Award 2013. H.C. Andersen Award 2020. SHADOWY SHADOW Written by Peter Svetina illustrations by Ana Zavadlav

A picture book by Peter Svetina and Ana Zavadlav Prayers From the Stairs was very well received by readers and critics. It received the Levstik and Večernica awards. This time Ana illustrates Peter’s story about a light named Lucy, who lacked her own shadow. Every light has a shadow. When you turn it on, you can see it. But little Lucy Light, after she ended up in (1970) is a well known illustrator within a box when Grandmother’s house was ANA ZAVADLAV the younger generation. Her illustrations appear in children’s redecorated, went on a journey. She magazines on a regular basis and she has already illustrated wanted to find her shadow. Will she several picture books. She illustrated the famous book The Healing succeed? of the Cricket by Toon Tellegen; the illustrations were exhibited in Bologna 2019, and the National Book Agency of Slovenia dedicated Format: 20.5 x 26 cm the design of the stand to those illustrations. 24 pages | Age: 4+

20 | | Other titles illustrated by Ana Zavadlav are on pages 13, 33, 34, 35 and 43. | 21 CVETKA SOKOLOV ZVONKO ČOH

NEW

I CAN DO IT BY MYSELF SCHOOL IS NOT FOR ME! AT NIGHT YOU NEVER WHY DO WE NEED Written by Cvetka Sokolov Written by Cvetka Sokolov KNOW DOCTORS? illustrated by Polona Lovšin Illustrated by Peter Škerl Written by Cvetka Sokolov Written by Cvetka Sokolov Illustrated by Peter Škerl Illustrated by Peter Škerl A book for beginning readers The first day of school is an These wonderful short stories important day in the life of any During the day, we all know that Peter faces a new, unpleasant LITTLE BEAR, WHAT ARE YOU THE ENCHANTED FROG HELLO BEASTIES! by Cvetka Sokolov first came child. Peter is getting ready for there is nothing to be afraid of. experience. He has to go to DOING? Written by - Roza SLOVENE FOLK TALES out in the children’s magazine his first day at school, but he But at night you never know. hospital for a hernia operation. Written by Slavica Remškar Illustrated by Zvonko Čoh Caught and tamed by Milko Matičetov Ciciban. They are aimed at all is not looking forward to it. His Impatient Peter plans to spend And because everybody knows Illustrated by Zvonko Čoh Illustrated by Zvonko Čoh children who want to do things cousin Eve is unsuccessfully the night alone in the family’s that the doctor’s word always This short, humorous story by a popular by themselves. And they are for trying to convince him that there new tent. Such a challenge prevails in hospitals, Peter finds A picture book for the youngest, where little creative duo, about a frog looking for a Here are seven of the most beautiful Resian those who still need to build up is absolutely nothing wrong with naturally demands lengthy it hard to go. But everything readers can follow the activities of a little princess, is already known to many children fairy tales, collected in a picture book with their confidence as well. Adults going to school and even his preparations. But how will this turns out fine and Peter bear in six stories: his potty training, bike – Roza likes telling it in kindergartens and illustrations by Zvonko Čoh for the first are all too familiar with this good-humoured brother George test of courage end? overcomes another fear. riding, trip to the seaside, reading books, schools, and now it will finally see the light time. The book is designed similarly to the phase: “I can do it by myself, I is of no help. What is in store stomping in puddles and putting on clothes of day in the form of a picture book. Children book Slovene Folk Tales with illustrations can do it by myself …” It’s nice, for him? He will encounter an Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm all by himself already. are also familiar with the story by the Grimm by Ančka Gošnik Godec, which is one of the but it can also be draining. It’s unforgettable day with a number 32 pages | Age: 3+ 32 pages | Age: 3+ Brothers about a frog king – there, the frog most beautiful and most popular Slovene important to encourage children of pleasant surprises. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 22 pages | Age: 1+ turns into a prince. But what happens in this picture books. to take these steps towards › Rights sold to China. › Rights sold to China. story? independence. And good stories Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 64 pages | Age: 5+ can help. These beautifully 32 pages | Age: 3+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 32 pages | Age 3+ written and illustrated stories will entice children into the world of reading and open up a conversation about family relationships.

Format: 14 x 20 cm 112 pages | Age: 6+ FORTHCOMING In 2021

ZVONKO ČOH (1956) has created a number of short cartoons and in 1998 together with Milan Erič he produced the first Slovene feature-length cartoon called Socialization of the Bull. He is the author of numerous television spots and commercials. He is best CVETKA SOKOLOV (1963) has been passionate about writing for as long as she can known as a book illustrator, especially for children. He has received many awards for his remember. She was twice nominated for the Original Slovene Picture Book Award. illustrations, among them the Levstik Prize and the Prešeren Fund Prize.

22 | | Other titles illustrated by Zvonko Čoh are on pages 6, 13 and 39. | 23 JELKA REICHMAN

A FIR TREE HAS GROWN A selection by Jelka Reichman and Irena Matko Lukan Favourite poems, illustrated by painter Jelka Reichman

A new anthology on the occasion of the 80th birthday of one of Slovenia‘s best-loved illustrators, Jelka Reichman (1939). Ten years ago the first book Čudežni vrt (Miracle Garden) with stories and poems illustrated by Jelka Reichman was published (it sold more than 30,000 copies) in a series of highly successful anthologies. This new treasure chest of pictures by Jelka has poems by renowned Slovene authors of children’s poetry: , Oton Župančič, Srečko Kosovel, Ljudmila Prunk - Utve, , Igo Gruden, Kajetan Kovič, , , Miroslav Košuta, Vojan T. Arhar, Janez Bitenc, Anica Černejeva, Tone Pavček, Neža Maurer, Bina Štampe Žmavc, and Anja Štefan, as well as Slovene folk tales. A book that will enrich both children and adults. THE HOUSE OF PRANKS A KITTY WITH LITTLE BEAR HOW DO CLOCKS TURN? Written by Jelena Isak Kres A BALLOON Written by Polonca Kovač Written by Kajetan Kovič Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Written by Janez Bitenc Illustrated by Jelka Reichman Illustrated by Jelka Reichman 384 pages | Age: 3+ Illustrated by Jelka Reichman This collection includes poems Little Bear can’t fall asleep Selected works for children about a performance by mice, This simple yet wonderful tale without a pacifier. Rabbit, Deer, These selected works include all raccoons on roller blades, a by Janez Bitenc has been richly and Wolf all want to help him. the best poems and stories by hamster party and many other illustrated by Jelka Reichman, In the end a thumb comes to Kajetan Kovič, one of the most adventures, in which the main the most popular Slovene his aid. But how does he fall popular Slovenian authors for characters of these lovely and illustrator. The book tells a story asleep at last? Renowned children. The two greatest hits playful poems are animals. about a kitty who is given a big children’s author Polonca Muri the Cat and My Friend Piki Jelka Reichman drew twelve red balloon by her mother. The Kovač and beloved illustrator Jakob are published in their images for her own pleasure. balloon takes the little kitty high Jelka Reichman have created a entirety. The book also contains And translator Jelena Isak Kres, above the clouds. The children wonderful picture book for very a selection of the best poems on seeing the illustrations, wrote will be keen to learn how the young children. From the text: for children and 45 more great the poems. This is her debut cute kitty gets safely back to her And so he lay on the soft moss stories. BEAR IS LOOKING book for children. mother’s arms. and cried quietly. Rabbit passed FOR A NANNY by and asked: “Why are you Format: 17 x 24,5 cm A RUSSIAN FOLK TALE Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20 x 20 cm crying, Little Bear?” “I can’t sleep 272 pages | Age: 3+ Illustrated by Jelka Reichman 32 pages | Age: 3+ 16 pages | Age: 3+ without my pacifier.” replied Translated by Marjana Kobe Little Bear. “That’s just terrible!” said Rabbit. “I’ll go look for it for A bear who has been living you.” And off he rushed like the alone with a heap of cubs wind. He ran through the whole decides to find a good nanny. forest but he couldn’t find the A crow, a wolf and in the end a pacifier. Little Bear cried on... rabbit offer their services. So, who ends up looking after the Format: 24,5 x 24,3 cm little bears until they grow up 16 pages | Age: 3+ and become as big as their dad? A classic tale with wonderful illustrations by Jelka Reichman.

Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 24 pages | Age: 2+

› Rights sold to Russia. JELKA REICHMAN (1939) is a Slovene painter and illustrator. Her colourful illustrations exude kindness, good-heartedness, and serenity, and open up the doors to a world of imagination, beauty, and timelessness. Her exceptional opus includes over 200 book projects and more that 2.2 million individual books in various editions. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work: the Hinko Smrekar Lifetime Achievement Award (2002), the Levstik Lifetime Achievement Award (2005), the Župančič Lifetime Achievement Award (2008), and others.

24 | | Other titles illustrated by Jelka Reichman are on pages 2, 3, 5, 12 and 38. | 25 PICTURE BOOK COMBO

• Maja Kastelic’s (1981) wordless picture book A Boy and a House has been published in 10 countries to date.

• A Boy and a House was selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition (2015).

• Award-winning author. The Levstik Award (2015), Best Slovene Picture Book Award (2015), Hinko Smrekar plaque (2014) and SHY, SHYER, THE SHYEST THE MITTEN RIDDLES CAR BRATS acknowledgment (2012) at the Slovenian THUMPTHUMPTHUMPER Illustrated by Hana Stupica Written by Ambrož Kvartič Written by Aksinja Kermauner Biennial of Illustration. The White Ravens Written by Tina Vrščaj Illustrated by Igor Šinkovec Illustrated by Jure Engelsberger catalogue in 2015 (A Boy and a House) and Illustrated by Ana Baraga The old Ukrainian folk fairytale 2016 (First Love). The Mitten is the first picture He’s been in the same class Beyond seven wide motorways, Tina Vrščaj is a writer, literary book illustrated by the young for years, seven large roundabouts and enthusiast and critic. She has and extremely talented Hana Although he’s as clever as seven spacious car parks, there written a number of short Stupica. Hana did an excellent can be. lies a town. But it is no ordinary stories for children. This is job at depicting the well-known So he’s there to teach others – town! her first picture book. It Ukrainian tale about an old man helped by books and lots of is about the cute rabbit who loses his little mitten in the cups of tea. No, it is no ordinary town, for in Thumpthumpthumper, who used middle of a harsh winter and it live small cars that are just to be very shy, shyer, the shyest. then a little mouse, frog, bunny For the last two years, Ambrož like children: curious, playful, Everyone, truly everyone, was rabbit, fox, wolf, boar and bear Kvartič has been publishing sometimes naughty, sometimes making fun of him. But what make it their home. riddles, imaginatively illustrated frightened. Very amusing short happened? by Igor Šinkovec, in the stories, full of pranks, small Format: 24 x 24 cm magazine Ciciban. Some will accidents and children’s (no, A BOY AND A HOUSE Format: 20 x 20 cm 24 pages | Age: 3+ be selected for Kvartič’s first cars’!) laughter. The illustrations Illustrated by Maja Kastelic 16 pages | Age: 2+ picture book. will show what the vehicles are › Rights sold to China, capable of. In this picture book a boy follows a cat into a mysterious house. In Norway, Korea. Format: 20 x 20 cm each room, he notices bits of paper and sees the cat inviting him to 16 pages | Age: 5+ Format: 20 x 20 cm go further. Right at the top of the house, he sees… What? Well, that’s 64 pages | Age: 4+ At the Biennial of Slovene a secret. There is a great amount of beautiful detail that children will Illustration in 2014 Hana love to describe, and simply enjoy the fantastic imagery. Stupica received the Hinko FORTHCOMING Smrekar Award. In 2021 Format 20.5 x 26 cm | 32 pages | Age: 2+

› Rights sold to Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland (for German-speaking countries), Sweden, Canada, Russia.

Kristina Brenk Award for an original Slovene picture book in 2015.

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HERBS OF THE LITTLE SLOVENIAN FOLK TALES GREEN MONSTER CAN I GIVE YOU BUTTONS THE WOLF AND THE THE ENORMOUS TURNIP THE BOY WHO LIKED WITCH Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Written by Miha Mazzini A BIG HUG? Written by Tinka Bačič SEVEN LITTLE GOATS Russian folk tale TO SAY HELLO Written by Polonca Kovač Godec Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Written by Neli K. Filipić illustrations by Bojana Written by Jacob and Wilhelm illustrations by Maša Kozjek Written by Slavko Pregl Illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Illustrated by Damijan Stepančič Dimitrovski, Jelka Godec Grimm adapted by Alexei Tolstoy, Illustrations by Marjan Manček Godec An English version of one of the The little girl Lucija is overcome Schmidt, Ana Košir, Maša Illustrated by Maša Kozjek translated by Jana Unuk bestselling Slovenian picture by envy. A strange monster that After her award-winning picture Kozjek, Marjan Manček, Peter A new picture book by two The little witch is a friendly books, with five Slovenian folk is attacking everyone. What will book The Little Girl and the Škerl, Ana Zavadlav This is one of the all-time Everyone is familiar with this important and popular creators witch, and she knows not only tales (The Shepherd, The Three happen? Illustrated lavishly by Giant, Neli K. Filipić returns with favourite fairy tales by the legendary fairy tale, now in of works for young people how to turn a mean mouse into Peas, The Golden Bird, The Tanja Komadina, this book will a new emotion-filled tale about Fun and moving short stories for Grimm brothers about the naive picture book form. This is a story Slavko Pregl (1945) and Marjan a friendly one but also all about Riverman, Harry the Hedgehog) teach children about something the power of deeds. There is the youngest little goats that are eaten by the about the power of cooperation Manček (1948) are assuredly the magic secrets of healing and wonderful illustrations by many of us know very well – a little town where everyone Biologist Tinka Bačič has been bad wolf. At the last moment the and the realization that anyone, two of the most important and herbs. This is a classic prize- Ančka Gošnik Godec. even the youngest among us. is completely ordinary. One a regular contributor to the youngest goat manages to hide even someone as small as a tiny popular creators of works for winning Slovene illustrated day a mysterious man arrives. magazines Ciciban and Cicido and escape this fate. Together mouse, can make a contribution children and young people. book, which can be picked up Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20.5 x 26 cm His strangeness immediately for over a decade. She writes with his mother they manage towards a common goal. Their works are full of humour again and again and enjoyed in 96 pages | Age: 4+ 32 pages | Age: 5+ arouses the interest of the stories from the everyday lives to trick the wolf and save his Together we can do anything. and compassion for all living all its charms great and small, adults and children who flock of children that are so childishly siblings. Alexei Tolstoy’s adaptation as creatures. In this book we learn including its descriptions and around him. That is until simple that they touch every translated by Jane Unuk is about Taras, an ordinary boy Miha Mazzini (1961) published methods of using more than 30 his first book Drobtinice a simple but powerful deed reader. Tinka Bačič’s writes in a Format: 20.5 x 26 cm highly polished and humorous. who learns the miraculous healing herbs. (Crumbs) thirty years ago. happens. straightforward yet stylistically 24 pages | Age: 3+ Maša Kozjek has already power of greeting from his He has received numerous polished manner. The stories are illustrated the story for the book grandfather. Every child, and Format: 23 x 29.5 cm awards, among them the Blue Format: 23 x 29.5 cm filled with child-like playfulness Best Fairy Tales (MKZ 2011), at every adult as well, can see Bird Award in 2016 for his 76 pages | Age: 4+ 24 pages | Age: 5+ and joy. Masterly written that time making some small themselves in Slavko Pregl’s youth novel Zvezde vabijo short stories for the youngest. illustrations. Now a large picture stories from everyday life. (The Stars are Waiting) and the › Rights sold to Czech Republic, They have been published in book is in preparation. Manček’s illustrations are fresh Kresnik Award for his novel › Rights sold to Korea. Slovakia, Russia, Bulgaria. Otroštvo (Childhood). the Cicido magazine over the and full of unconventional Nominated for the last decade, accompanied by Format: 20.5 x 26 cm storytelling in every new Večernica Award 2012. illustrations by various artists. 32 pages | Age: 2+ book, so we eagerly await the unfolding of the story. Format: 24 x 24 cm 64 pages | Age: 3+ Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 32 pages | Age: 4+

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SLEEPLESS ANDREW UNDER THE SEA HAVE YOU EVER THE KING WHO DIDN’T MESSY THE ELF THE WISE BLUE BEAR NALA Written by Barbara Simoniti Written by Boštjan Gorenc - TRIED MOON? LIKE READING Written by Nina Mav Hrovat Illustrated by Marjan Manček Written by Ana Kalin Illustrated by Peter Škerl Pižama Written by Boštjan Written by Nina Mav Hrovati Illustrated by Suzi Bricelj Illustrated by Maša Kozjek Illustrations by Igor Šinkovec Gorenc-Pižama llustrations by Suzi Bricelj The Wise Blue Bear is a beloved This time around, Barbara illustrated by Igor Šinkovec You must have wondered who comic hero for the youngest This first book by Ana Kalin, Simoniti and Peter Škerl, the The third picture book by these A new picture book by Nina Mav lives in your closets, since they readers. He is playful, loving, which tells the story of an authors of Marshlanders, have popular authors “I don’t have time,” said Svit. Hrovat and Suzi Bricelj are constantly in such a mess. intelligent and shrewd. In a adopted girl named Nala, will created a picture book about After his successful first “I’m assembling a rocket.” “Shall I tell you how the story You don’t know? It’s Messy the series of short stories, the Wise stimulate young readers and a boy called Andrew who just picture book, What is Hiding in He pointed to a heap of cubes. about the little king who didn’t Elf! He recently moved into Blue Bear and his friends face their parents to think about can’t fall asleep. When his mum Dad’s Beard?, by the popular “A rocket?” said Erik with like reading ends?” In 2008 Žiga and Klara’s place. Nothing great troubles, small struggles children who are adopted. The is reading his favourite book to stand-up comedian, translator surprise. the picture book The King Who helps at first, but when Messy and all sorts of hurdles, all the picture book is a good basis him, about a whale, something and bestselling author, Boštjan “Yes. I’m going to the moon,” said Didn’t Like to Tidy Up was is finally found out, he has to while charming the reader with for discussions about different unusual happens to the boy: Gorenc aka Pižama, and the Svit. “I want to know if it’s really published in the Čebelica (Little find something else to amuse their ingenuity, courage and kinds of families. The most a bat that weaves dreamlike outstanding illustrator Igor made from cheese.” Bee) series. It was very popular himself with. This will not be a playfulness. important thing is that every stories comes to visit him. In Šinkovec, a new book is in with children and adults and problem, of course, as there are child be surrounded by grown- this part of the picture book the works, once again full of After the exceptionally successful was reprinted. Nina Mav Hrovat many more closets in this world. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm ups who love them. Peter Škerl also “wrote” or drew imaginative play and humour. In first picture book Kaj se skriva has written a new story about 56 pages | Age: 4+ a story inside a story. This is a the previous picture book Erik očku v bradi (What is Hiding the little king. Will he learn to Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 20 x 20 cm wonderful tale about a preschool and Svit investigated the Moon; in Dad’s Beard) by the popular love reading? 24 pages | Age: 4+ 16 pages | Age 5+ child’s travels into the world of in this latest one they will go stand-up comedian, translator dreams. under the sea. Joining them on and increasingly prominent format: 24 x 24 cm their adventures is Lara. Let’s bestselling author, Boštjan 32 pages | Age: 4+ Format: 23 x 29 cm go! Gorenc aka Pižama, a new book 32 pages | Age: 3+ is now being created, which is Format: 20.5 x 26 cm again full of imaginative play and Nominated for the Kristina 32 pages | Age: 4+ humour. The very title invites us Brenk Award in 2015. to take an exciting journey into a magical world of play.

Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 20 pages | Age: 4+

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• Awards in the field of children’s literature: The ACTIVITY BOOKS Kristina Brenkova Original Slovene Picture SELLING FEATURES Book Award, 2014 (Hallerstein); Golden Pear Award, 2015 (Hallerstein). • Outstanding books and resources for family NEW IGRAJMO SE SKUPAJ! activities and enriching children’s free time. • If we read the three books as one unity we should read it in reverse order, since we have LET’S PLAY TOGETHER! • Books that grow along with your child! From the to consider the real time and reality of those first album to brain puzzles. historic persons, so the books are a type of JOUONS ENSEMBLE! biographic historic tales. All three books are • Expanding children’s vocabulary in the native bilingual (Slovene Chinese or English Chinese At home, in a preschool group tongue and foreign languages with correct which emphasizes the interchange of different pronunciation. cultures: European and Chinese. or in a classroom. • Help with speech difficulties.

• Development of graphomotor skills and aesthetics.

• Mental strategies for training memory, concentration, observation, and spatial representation.

• Exploring the home, school, vehicles, numbers, town, animals, nature, etc. LITTLE ALMA ON A GREAT JOURNEY Written by Huiqin Wang, illustrations by Huiqin Wang

This picture book (in two languages) about Alma Karlin is by painter Huiqin Wang – both of them strong women artists. Slovenian- Chinese painter Huiquin Wang pays tribute to Alma Maksimiljan Karlin, one of the best known and most courageous Slovenian women, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of Karlin’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the start of her journey around the I, MARCO POLO HALLERSTEIN world. Poet, writer and translator Milan Dekleva authors the text Written and illustrated by A SLOVENE AT THE CHINESE accompanying the pictures, addressing both children and adults as Huiqin Wang COURT his audience. The picture book takes us on a journey with Alma to Written and illustrated by distant worlds and far corners of the globe: from London across Italy The book The Travels of Marco Huiqin Wang to South America, then to Japan and all the way to the first homeland Polo introduced westerners to of the painter, to China. In a poetic manner the pictures draw us into the East. It sparked a yearning This picture book tells the story a mysterious world full of adventure. The picture book is an artistic for discovery of eastern of the legendary Slovene scholar expression of Alma’s impressions. Alma spent eight years travelling, countries and exploration, which Hallerstein, also known as Liu PEEKABOO’S PICTURE DICTIONARY PEEKABOO’S INTERACTIVE spoke ten languages, learned about local ways of life, observed strengthened ties and cultural Songling, who was born in SLOVENE-ENGLISH-FRENCH PICTURE E-DICTIONARY and recorded their habits, customs, and traditions. She wrote about exchange between East and 1703 to an aristocratic family in Written by Nataša Bucik, Kaja Bucik SLOVENE-ENGLISH-FRENCH everything she observed and after returning home to , she gave West. In this picture book the Slovenia. In 1736, as a young Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav Written by Nataša Bucik, lectures and devoted herself to writing stories, novels, and poems. Slovene-Chinese painter Huiqin scientist and Jesuit with a good Kaja Bucik Huiqin Wang’s fourth picture book, this story expresses the power Wang presents the story of knowledge of mathematics and With single and double page illustrations this picture dictionary Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav and attraction of little Alma on her great journey. Those who think Polo’s travels to the East in two astronomy, he arrived in China. introduces over 1200 words. The dictionary is suitable for only of themselves go through life alone and abandoned; those who languages. Through it you will The young Chinese Emperor children aged 3 years and up, when they start paying greater Peekaboo’s Picture Dictionary know how to adapt with love and turn things around to a happy learn about China, the Silk Road, Qianlong invited Hallerstein to attention to naming things in their environment. It will also be with the accompanying ending, who are always willing to come to the aid of others and share and the Chinese language. The his court, where he became the a welcome picture dictionary for learning foreign words for Peekaboo’s Interactive Picture with them—for such people, life is a flourishing meadow and the picture book will delight children head of a team of astronomers. children (up to the age of 10). e-Dictionary can be a beautiful, traces of their work live on even after death. (Alma Maksimilijana and adults alike; through vivid playful and educational gift Karlin, Under the Bushy Eyebrow, 1938) descriptions of the adventures Format: 20.5 x 26.5 cm Peekaboo’s Picture Dictionary is published in various for your children or friends. It of Marco Polo the author 32 pages | Age: 7+ language editions (3-5 languages). develops your child’s vocabulary Format: 20.5 x 26 cm | 32 pages | Age: 5+ introduces us to a world of other in Slovene, English and French. and at first glance seemingly › Rights sold to China. Format: 23 x 30.5 cm | 96 pages | Age: 3+ Words in all three languages are distant cultures and worlds. accompanied by audio recordings, › Rights sold to Austria (for German-speaking countries), which enable your child to HUIQIN WANG’s bibliography for children’s picture books is Format: 21 x 26.5 cm China, Russia. learn correct pronunciation, a extensive in her successful role as illustrator, however in this 32 pages | Age: 7+ key feature in learning a new context only works where she is the literary author as well as the language. illustrator. Illustrator Ana Zavadlav was given the Smrekar Award for › Rights sold to Croatia. popular science illustration for her dictionary illustrations.

32 | | Other titles illustrated by Ana Zavadlav are on pages 13, 20, 21, 34, 35 and 43. | 33 LET’S PLAY WITH PEEKABOO SERIES Written by Nataša Bucik Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav

The Peekaboo series of educational activities, collected in five thematic sets prepared by developmental psychologist Nataša Bucik in collaboration with top illustrator Ana Zavadlav, offers the possibility of NEW combining different thematic sets. They can be printed together in one book (70 pages) or separately in five notebooks

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIE: Format: 21 x 30 cm | 24 pages | Age: 5+

› Rights sold to Austria (German speaking countries). PEEKABOO AND THE WORLD AROUND HIM 1, 2, 3 … 10! LET’S COUNT PEEKABOO AND OPPOSITES Written by Nataša Bucik 24 pages of activities (puzzles and Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav games) that introduce children to the world of numbers in a fun way Through attractively illustrated games the child can and encourage them to carefully learn about the world around him in an interesting and observe and count various things fun way. He can also learn about opposites, and how in the world around them. They to distinguish, describe and search for details. Special learn about numbers and counting emphasis is placed on learning new words. The games, by means of different approaches aimed at developing literacy, are suitable for various and depictions, which helps them age groups. to improve recall and sustains their attention. Format: 21 x 30 cm | 48 pages | Age: 4+

LET’S EXPLORE LET’S OBSERVE LET’S OBSERVE IT’S NEVER BORING FOR US (ADVANCED) 24 pages of activities (puzzles 24 pages of activities (puzzles 24 pages presenting 10 and games) that encourage and games) that take the child 24 pages of activities (puzzles fascinating stories in comic children to observe carefully, through different environments and games intended primarily form that encourage group search for details, find - from preschool, the city, a for very attentive observation play, reading, observation, and differences and compare in a shopping center, a visit to the and memory training. The child celebrating. All the activities variety of depicted environments Natural History Museum and the first closely observes a situation stimulate creativity, with - from a knight’s tournament, Karst underground, canoeing, depicted on one page. When he an additional emphasis on IN THE CITY an airport, a construction site, a watching a firefighters’ training turns the page he finds a wide socialization and cooperation. IN THE COUNTRY museum, a cultural hall, a visit drill and filming in a TV studio, variety of puzzles and games Here, too, children observe and IN OUR HOME to a veterinarian, grandfather’s all the way to a fairytale land that test how well he observed narrate what Peekaboo and Written by Nataša Bucik carpentry workshop, to a and to outer space. Close things and what he remembers, his friends are doing, but at the Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav preschool vegetable garden observation and searching for and encourage him to compare same time, all activities are and the hustle and bustle of the details are strongly emphasized and look for similarities and depicted in a way that invites Ana, Peekaboo, Martin, Mimi and Titi invite children to observe, seaside. Among the activities are in these activities. Children differences as well as spatial children directly to be creative explore and learn about the world around them. Attractive and varied also ones that develop logical are especially encouraged to orientation. The activities can be in preschool, at home, and in games facilitate playful and fun learning. They develop children’s thinking. Through play, the child describe and narrate what done in different ways, including the yard in the environment attention, their capacity for close observation and searching for NATAŠA BUCIK, MSc (1962) is a developmental also learns many new words, Peekaboo and his friends are by having a time limit and where they live. They then learn details, and the ability to compare and differentiate. They encourage psychologist. She has been creating playful activities for expands her vocabulary and doing. improving attention and rapid about all these activities through children’s recognition of letters and new words and help them stimulating literacy for children, included in many children’s is encouraged to narrate and memorization. various activities (games narrate. magazines, for many years now. Bucik studies the psychological describe what Peekaboo and his and puzzles) that stimulate aspects of reading aptitude in children and teenagers. friends are experiencing. observation and naming. Format: 21 x 30 cm | 32 pages | Age: 4+

34 | | 35 THE THINKERS 1 THE THINKERS 2 THINKING GAMES LOST ANIMALS MAZES ANIMALS OF THE ANIMALS OF THE DRAW ANIMALS WITH DRAW WITH DOODLE BRAIN PUZZLES FOR THE Written by Nataša Bucik, Nataša Bucik in Gregor Bucik Gregor Bucik FOREST MEADOW DOODLE Nina Nemec YOUNG AND CLEVER Gregor Bucik, Valentin Bucik Maja Bajželj, Urška Galien Maja Bajželj Nina Nemec Written by Nataša Bucik, Gregor Fun and engaging thinking A fun and visually attractive This book is intended for Bucik, Valentin Bucik The book consists of 12 activities, including puzzles and book to help children develop Do your children know the Do your children know the This book is intended for children aged 3 and up, who chapters with approximately games such as Sudoku, three graphomotor skills, spatial difference between a red deer difference between a bee and children aged 3 and up, who already know different forms A collection of interesting 150 tasks that help to develop in a row, spot-the-difference, representation and orientation, and a roe deer? They will a wasp? Have they ever heard already know different forms and like to draw and colour. The brain games that help develop a variety of cognitive skills and matching and spotting, mazes concentration, and various probably be surprised to learn of a dung beetle? They will and like to draw and colour. The book shows children and their children’s brains and thinking competencies: visual perception, and much more. This beautifully thinking strategies. Finding the that a wolf is not as fierce and probably be surprised to learn book shows children and their parents or teachers in a fun strategies. It is a type of ‘brain precise following of instructions, illustrated activity book will right path through 36 animal- dangerous as people like to how a caterpillar and a butterfly parents or teachers in a fun way how to draw simply and gym’ that encourages children to 2D-space orientation, shape help children develop various themed mazes of varying think, and that bears really do are related. This board book way how to draw simply and recognizably, using figures such tackle various brain puzzles. transformation, mathematical thinking strategies, train their difficulty entertains children like honey. This board book comes with descriptions and recognizably, using figures such as a tree, pear, rocket, flower, The book includes: skills, etc. Special attention is memory, concentration, and while also helping them learn comes with descriptions and illustrative photographs of ten as a snail, chicken, sheep, and ghost, and others. • Instructions and explanations given to tasks that encourage detailed observation skills, about animals and pass the illustrative photographs of typical meadow animals (ant, others. Children select the figure they on how to successfully tackle divergent thinking, originality and improve their spatial time in a creative way. Pictorial ten typical forest animals bee, wasp, beetle, ladybug, Children select the figure they would like to draw, then place brain games and creativity. In the final part representation. Answers and solutions included. (hedgehog, squirrel, rabbit, fox, mole, caterpillar, cricket, and would like to draw, then place their hand on a piece of paper as • 560 different brain puzzles of the book, psychologist Dr solutions are given at the back wolf, roe deer, red deer, bear, snail). At the end of the book their hand on a piece of paper as shown in the photograph beside • Solutions with picture Valentin Bucik provides answers of the book. A book to drive away Format: 20 x 27 cm salamander and woodpecker). there is a quiz that children can shown in the photograph beside the figure. They trace their hand explanations to questions on intelligence, boredom! 48 pages | Age: 4+ At the end of the book there take to test their knowledge the figure. They trace their hand with a pencil and complete the • A special explanatory chapter talent, and creativity. is a quiz that children can of animals or use to have a with a pencil and complete the figure, colour it and add more titled What is intelligence? Format: 20.5 x 26 cm take to test their knowledge family knowledge contest; fun is figure, colour it and add more features to it. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 144 pages | Age: 4+ of animals or use to have a guaranteed. features to it. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm 144 pages | Age: 4+ family knowledge contest; fun is Format: 21 x 21 cm 136 pages | Age: 4+ guaranteed. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Format: 21 x 21 cm 16 pages | Age: 3+ › Rights sold to Korea, Russia, 22 pages | Age 6+ 16 pages | Age: 3+ › Rights sold to Korea, Russia, Bulgaria, China. Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Bulgaria, China. 22 pages | Age 6+

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BABY ALBUM MURI AND MACA FAIRY TALE YOGA LARA’S JOURNEY: A Illustrated by Jelka Reichman BABY ALBUM Written by Urška Božič Križaj story with activities for Illustrated by Jelka Reichman exercising speech organs Preserve unforgettable Yoga is an ancient Indian Jasmina Vojsk Jakofčič moments and events in On the occasion of the 40th discipline that unites body this album, featuring lovely anniversary of the publication and soul, and it is based One morning the little girl Lara illustrations by Jelka Reichman. of the picture book Muri the on movements that come wakes up and doesn’t yet know Keep track of your child’s Cat by Kajetan Kovič and Jelka naturally to youngsters. The what a special day is in store development from birth on by Reichman, the illustrator has modern way of life increasingly for her. She will set off on an making notes about important created a baby album with the restricts children’s freedom of unforgettable adventure with milestones and inserting photos. motifs of Muri the Cat, Maca the movement, but movement is her best friend Rabbit. The album will become a Kitty and their kitten. Parents, essential for their physical and Lara’s Journey is a children’s THE CHOFLYS PRETALES AND KAJA AND HER FAMILY cherished record of your child’s grandparents and others can spiritual development. Urška story interspersed with fun Written by Andrej Rozman Roza AFTERTALES Written by Polonca Kovač first year of life. fill the album with their notes, Božič Križaj, an experienced activities for exercising the Illustrated by Zvonko Čoh Written by Andrej Rozman Roza Illustrated by Tanja Komadina mementos, and photographs yoga teacher, leads parents and speech organs and improving Illustrated by Zvonko Čoh Format: 21.5 x 27 cm and create a memory book their little ones into the world pronunciation. The story and The Choflys are strange, cute creatures All family members experience the pain 56 pages | Age: 0+ to accompany the child from of yoga. In words and pictures captivating illustrations will that live underground. They only leave their These short funny stories make for a brought by divorce. A divorce can upset birth on. she clarifies the basic positions immediately draw children in home at night, when they sneak into nearby delicious read and treat for the whole family. the child’s safe world and instill feelings of › Rights sold to Croatia. (asanas) suitable for young while also teaching them about houses and help themselves to food. They With his lively language, Roza awakens guilt and abandonment. In the midst of their Format: 21 x 26 cm children, weaving them into responsibility to oneself and to have an unusual ability to hypnotize anyone and entertains the reader. His stories are turmoil adults sometimes forget about the 58 pages | Age: 0+ stories which entertain children others. who tries to harm them. The youngest family a source of inspirational messages and children. While reading this book children and really get them moving. Parents and experts will find member, Chof, sets off to explore the world meanings both for children and adults. In the will be able to recognize their distress and practical instructions and of people. He is taken in by the girl Mercy book, we can tag along on an adventure with express their emotions through words. The Format: 16 x 21.5 cm exercises for helping the child even though her father will not let her have a water man, let ourselves be entertained by story of eight-year-old Kaja, who is one day 116 pages | Age: 2 to 5 improve his speech. a pet. This is why she hides Chof. Short, the silly endeavours of Mr Sharpener, who told by her mother that she will no longer The media on this book: “The thrilling and funny stories! believes himself to be the most intelligent live with her father, shows us how a child exercises are intended not only man in the world, meet the charmed frog experiences divorce. for children with pronunciation Format: 14.5 x 20.5 cm | 76 pages | Age: 5+ prince who falls in love with a charmed frog problems; all children can princess, and much much more. Format: 14 x 20 cm | 84 pages | Age: 5+ have fun doing them.” Tanja Keršmanc, in the newspaper Format: 18 x 24.5 cm | 108 pages | Age: 5+ “Nedeljski dnevnik” Nominated for the Večernica Award 2013. Winner of the Večernica Award 2000.

Format: 20.5 x 26 cm Nominated for the annual Večernica Award 22 pages | Age: 5+ and for the “Tenth Daughter” Award.

ANDREJ ROZMAN ROZA (1955) is a poet, writer, director, actor and translator. He writes parodic and comic poems, stories, and theatrical comedy for children and adults, and reworks classic texts for other media, modernizing them or simply translating them. His works can be found in many textbooks and anthologies. He is the recipient of many awards (the Golden Bird Award 1984 and the Sever Award 1986 (for work in theatre), the Levstik Award 1999, the Prešeren Fund Award 2010, the Ježek Award 2005, and the Župančič Award 2009).

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THE PESKY TRIO: ROXY THE PESKY TRIO: THE PESKY TRIO: THAT THE PESKY TRIO: THE PESKY TRIO: PESTS THE PESKY TRIO: A PHONE OR A FINDS A HOME DIVERSIONARY TACTICS DOOR SHOULD NOT HAVE GRANNY NO LONGER FROM THE WARDROBE PROBLEMS WITH THOUSAND THINGS Written by Andrej E. Skubic AND TRAITORS BEEN OPENED HAS A PHONE Written by Andrej E. Skubic ANGELS Written by Andrej E. Skubic Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Written by Andrej E. Skubic Written by Andrej E. Skubic Written by Andrej E. Skubic Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Written by Andrej E. Skubic Illustrated by Igor Šinkovec Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Two new books from the popular What a scare Lija gets from a Andrej E. Skubic is a renowned Pesky Trio series “The field was a favourite place Liam and Tomaž really like to Liam has a new phone. Tomaž puppet made out of clothes by A new boy, Jaka, joins the class. writer for adults as well as a A new dog named Roxy is to play for everyone who wasn’t play tricks on Petra, Julija and and Lija are surprised he was her sister Adela! The Pesky Trio Will he also join The Pesky Trio? translator. adopted from a Bosnian animal interested enough in football or especially Lija, who they think given such a present for no decide to strike back. What will Are children always angels? He has written a story about shelter by Tomaž’s family. Dad basketball to go to the school is clumsy. At the beginning of reason. When they visit his happen? Sometimes a “joke” can What if you keep getting really a stone that has been living in has always said he’s more grounds, or who were too old this series, which talks about home, they wonder why, in cause real fear. How to act when bad text messages? What do you the mountains for millions of of a “cat person” and Mum for the seesaws and slides at the everyday life of children addition to an old noo noo you are being intimidated? do? Who is having who on? After years and about David’s lost resents that so much of the the children’s playground. Next who are good friends, we come blanket and a stuffed lemur, more exciting adventures, the smart phone. An unusual story responsibility falls on her. Tomaž to the field was a small wood, across them slinging dirt clods there is also a plastic doll on his Format: 14 x 20 cm team of friends will grow. about an even more unusual was unhappy to see the dog actually just a few trees, but and teasing. It turns out that the bed. They begin to tease him, 72 pages | Age: 6+ friendship. And a story about causing arguments between his densely overgrown with bushes, friendship is not yet all that solid but the doll is just something to Format: 14 x 20 cm time and experiencing the world. mother and father. “A dog should providing great places to hide, and that Lija, Tomaž and Liam remember his granny by. All this 72 pages | Age: 6+ bring joy, not bickering.” But this stalk, and fight.” But now the – the Pesky Trio – are about leads to an argument. How will Format: 14 x 20 cm dog has so many problems. How wood was fenced off – it had to experience many trials and they resolve it? Will the Pesky 72 pages | Age: 6+ will the Pesky Trio react to the become a construction site. tribulations. Trio survive? new dog? What will the Pesky Trio do now? Format: 14 x 20 cm Format: 14 x 20 cm Format: 14 x 20 cm Format: 14 x 20 cm 72 pages | Age: 6+ 72 pages | Age: 6+ 72 pages | Age: 6+ 72 pages | Age: 6+ Večernica Award 2019

ANDREJ E. SKUBIC’s (1967) debut novel Grenki med (Bitter Honey) won an award in 2000 for best first novel, and it also won the Kresnik Award Prize for best novel of the year. His second novel, Fužinski bluz (Fužine Blues), was nominated in 2001 for the same award, as was its dramatization for SNT Drama in 2005. He wrote a collection of short stories titled Norišnica (Madhouse, 2004). He has also tried his hand at radio plays, having written Kot nebo (Like the Sky, 1993).

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MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA COLLECTION NEW

Written by Desa Muck Illustrated by Maša Kozjek THE LADY WITH THE HAT I’M NOT A BRAT THE HUNT FOR THE SECRET KRVZ Pets bring joy to a household, but also responsibility and care. Maggie Written by Maša Ogrizek Written by Nataša Konc THE TREASURE SOCIETY the Magic Flea can help: she knows a lot about animals and how Illustrated by Tanja Komadina Lorenzutti Written by Milan Petek – Levokov Written by Simona Semenič to find them the right homes. Books from the collectionMaggie the Illustrated by Ana Zavadlav Illustrated by Igor Šinkovec Magic Flea are about domestic animals and their unusual paths to Mrs Ljudmila, a retired One evening, Črt sees a finding a suitable home. At the end of each book a veterinarian weighs teacher of sewing and a highly The first-person tales by eight- Marko is looking forward to a mysterious shadow in the sky in to provide useful and interesting information about animals. MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA AND MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA unusual lady, sets off with a year old Polona paint a picture holiday by the sea and when his through the window of his room. DARIA AND IVAN THE GOLDFISH AND RIKA THE MARE suitcasemobile and Ara Bella of the everyday life of a family parents tell him that the Is what he sees really a dragon? SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIE: Format: 14 x 20 cm | 64 pages | Age: 5+ on a journey full of entertaining of five (Polona has two older holiday may not happen because He wants to share this unusual adventures. Without brakes, and brothers, but badly wants a they cannot afford it, he is very experience with his friend Vid, with twice too much and half too little sister): joy and sadness, disappointed. To make things but there is no opportunity at little, she arrives at an unusual love and arguments, friendship, worse, a family friend and her all, since Vid wants to share the kiosk, continues her journey relationships and goings on at daughter Nika comes to visit. news of the exciting discovery through a forest, finds out that school, the death of a school What is Marko supposed to do with him as well. A mysterious if you are silent all the time you friend, love of music, nature, etc. the whole summer with his map came into the hands of may go crazy, learns how to Short stories that Polona’s peers troublesome younger brother his two new friends, and this swim and grows to love the sea, and their parents will be able to and a girl? This will be the most fires the imagination of the and in the end returns to her identify with. exciting and thrilling holiday of children. They immediately find friend, Mr Nuts. She realizes that his life. And he, Nika and Blaž, themselves in the midst of a life is a picnic. Format: 14 x 20 cm together with Pika the crow, will thrilling adventure. A masterfully 140 pages | Age: 5+ solve the mysterious case of the written story. The book is a true Format: 18.5 x 24.5 cm disappearance of two people literary gem. 120 pages | Age: 5+ and find something that has been talked about for centuries. Format: 14 x 20 cm Winner of the Levstik Award 312 pages | Age: 9+ MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA AND MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA AND MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA for illustrations in 2017, Format: 14 x 20 cm THE RATS ANNIE AND KATIE AND BEN THE BUNNY CHARLIE THE SAINT BERNARD AND MARIAN THE HAMSTER nominated for the Večernica 230 pages | Age: 9+ Winner of the Blue Bird Award Award 2018 2020. Nominated for the Blue Bird Award 2020.

KURENT Written by Aleš Šteger Illustrated by Tina Dobrajc

Kurent is a typical carnival figure from Ptuj, the Drava Plain, and surrounding villages. He is also known in some other parts of the world. According to folk tradition, kurents drive away winter and evil with their jumping and bell ringing, while calling out at the same time for spring and a rich harvest. A kurent wears sheepskin and a belt made of cowbells, his face is covered in a mask and he has legwarmers on his feet. In Šteger’s tale, the ancient mythological creature Kurent faces the issues of the modern world. He proves to be an activist - in the end, he prevents a disaster in the nuclear power plant. MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA AND MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA MAGGIE THE MAGIC FLEA TASHA AND TONI THE TURTLES AND PIERRE THE PALAKEET AND SPARKY THE CAT AND FUNKY THE FERRET Format: 18.5 x 24.5 cm 164 pages | Age: 10+

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Whale on a Beach is a story about differentness, normality and about the many struggles involved in growing up for modern-day teenagers, caught between family and peers. Theatrical premiere in Ljubljana in September 2018.

WHALE ON A BEACH TEARS ARE FOR LOSERS TELL ME THE TRUTH BINGO OR LIFE! MY NAME IS DAMIAN Written by Vinko Möderndorfer Written by Neli K. Filipić Written by Neli K. Filipić Written by Suzana Tratnik Written by Suzana Tratnik

Nika, a lively, curious teenager, moves house with her parents. She goes to a A shocking story about Ajda, This is a novel about teenaged Sixteen-year old Mia is growing Damian’s world is one of family new school now, in a new place with new classmates. All seems lovely and just a primary school pupil, whose Simon, desperately stuck in up feeling trapped in a small, quarrels, drugs, alcohol and as it should be. Nika is popular, she makes friends easily; she is outgoing and life is turned upside down when the labyrinths of virtual worlds. boring town, with her mother fights, which the nineteen- witty. But it turns out that she keeps a secret; a secret that quickly gets out of she, her mother and brother And about Eva who by way of who is desperately trying to year-old uses to rebel against the bag and will now change the lives of everyone around her... This heart- have to leave their home accident comes into his life. He keep her job, and with her his family’s stereotypical warming story about accepting difference is bound to appeal to young adults and everything dear to them comes from a broken home, mostly absent father who is expectations. Through Damian’s and adults, too. because of her violent father. with estranged parents, while filling her head with empty first-person narration, the The family finds refuge in a safe her parents are nurturing and promises and dreams about a reader gains an insight into the Format: 14 x 20 cm house, where they try facing understanding. It seems Simon better future. During a period of torn-up soul of a teenager who 224 pages | Age: 12+ the new circumstances to the has given up on reality and the disappointments – over school, turns in vain to his parents, best of their abilities. Due to the encounter with Eva has the her parents, best friend and sister, girlfriend and friends for › Rights sold to Russia, Macedonia. move Ajda was placed in a new potential to shake him out of his boyfriend – Mia has to learn for help. It reveals the loneliness class, where she once again indifference. But it is not so easy. herself which path is the right of a young man who has to Winner of the Desetnica Award 2017, IBBY Honour List 2018 falls victim to violence, as she one for her and who in her life is fight against the prejudices and is bullied by her schoolmates. Format: 20.5 x 14.5 cm worth betting on. prescribed gender roles that he The story is narrated through 304 pages | Age: 14+ encounters while trying to find the brave eyes of the main Format: 14 x 20 cm his identity and his own path character, who firmly stands up 64 pages | Age: 14+ in life. for herself. › Rights sold to Serbia. Format: 14 x 20 cm Format: 14 x 20 cm 174 pages | Age: 15+ 316 pages | Age: 12+ › This novel has been Winner of the Desetnica translated into German, Award 2018, selected for the Nominated for the Blue Bird White Ravens Catalogue 2017, Czech, Slovak and Serbian Winner of all the top awards Nominated for the Večernica Award 2016, Levstik Award nominated for the Večernica language. for YA literature in Slovenia Award 2014. 2017, Desetnica Award 2018. Award 2018. › Rights sold to Macedonia, (Blue Bird Award, Desetnica, Bulgaria. Večernica). Nominated for the Book Trust fund. I AM ANDREJ POEMS AND POEMETTES JUST LIKE A FILM Written by Vinko Möderndorfer Written by Vinko Möderndorfer Written by Vinko Möderndorfer Illustrated by Jure Engelsberger Illustrated by Suzi Bricelj Illustrated by Damijan Stepančič VINKO MÖDERNDORFER Fifteen-year old Andrej has The playfulness, laughter and Gašper’s parents are getting a (1958) is a poet, writer, started a new school and has unusual word conundrums that divorce. His mother moves out, dramatist and director. He lots of problems. It starts with permeate this book will appeal and his father takes Gašper to has published more than his name, then the fact that his to younger and older readers stay with Max. Gašper has never fifty works of prose, poetry, parents are divorced, plus he’s alike. Some poems are witty and seen this old man before, but he drama and essays. He has supposed to be popular … But it playful, others are more lyrical, and Max become friends, and won numerous awards, is not all bad. He makes friends but all excite great interest in this leads to a new astonishing among them the Prešeren with the unique Sonja. Gradually, poetry. revelation which turns Gašper’s Fund Award and Župančič NELI K. FILIPIĆ (1964) writes for children and young SUZANA TRATNIK (1963) is a Slovenian writer, translator, life gets better and better … world upside down. Award. His young adult adults. Her work often sheds light on problems of modern society activist, and sociologist. She has published six short story Format: 24 x 16 cm novel Just Like a Film was and vulnerable interpersonal relationships. She has been collections, two novels, a play, and three works of nonfiction. Her Format: 14 x 20 cm 140 pages | Age: 9+ Format: 14 x 20 cm awarded with the Blue Bird awarded with the Levstik Award, the Golden Pear Award, and books and short stories have been translated into many different 184 pages | Age: 12+ 340 pages | Age: 10+ Award 2013, as well as with others. She has also been nominated twice for the annual languages while Tratnik herself has translated several English Nominated for the Večernica the Desetnica and Večernica Večernica Award and awarded with the Croatian Lice knjige and books into Slovene, including works from authors such as Judith › Rights sold to Bulgaria, › Rights sold to Russia. Award in 2016 and for the Award. Kiklop awards. Butler, Adrienne Rich, Ian McEwan, and Truman Capote. Levstik Award in 2017. Macedonia, Russia. Nominated for the Desetnica Award in 2019

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THE STARS ARE WAITING BLACK CROW ORIGINS – A POEM PIMPLES, LOVE, AND Written by Miha Mazzini Written by Janja Vidmar ABOUT LOVE OTHER LIFE PROBLEMS Written by Feri Lainšček Written by Urška Kaloper Convinced she’s an excellent While getting used to living in Illustrated by Jure Engelsberger singer, Kaja enters a talent London and attending school Foreword written by Darka During puberty, the body contest even though her friends there, Jan comes across Hiba, a Tancer Kajnih changes, and so does the and virtual boyfriend try to Syrian refugee who managed to way we experience ourselves discourage her. They wish to escape the claws of the Islamic This mysterious tale, full of and the world. We encounter spare her disappointment and State. After a terrorist attack symbols about love, was first our first loves, and the first shame, but Kaja is determined on the London Underground in published in 2003. Now it disappointments that inevitably to sing in front of an audience. which his father was wounded, will come to life once more follow. How to cope? Ana, Nina, Is she wrong? Are they right? Jan directs all his hatred and with illustrations by Jure Miha, Luka, Nika, Eva, Maja and An exciting and fun adventure, disappointment at Hiba. He sets Engelsberger. The novel deals Tina also have a whole bunch of where nothing is as it seems at off a sequence of events that with the issues of love, problems growing up, but they first glance. strongly affect him, his friends physicality and the connection deal with them in a fun as well and family. Jan’s story is just with this world. The writer uses as instructive way. Pick up this Format: 14 x 20 cm one of many interwoven ones, original magical language with book and join them! Their stories 200 pages | Age: 12+ in which we meet both London polysemic symbols. It will pull will certainly help you solve hooligans and young people at young readers into a whirlpool many problems. › Rights sold to Serbia. Islamic State training camps, in of love and make them reflect war zones and crisis spots in and search for themselves. Format: 16,5 x 23,8 cm Winner of the Blue Bird Award various parts of the world, as Mature readers will recognize 202 pages | Age: 11+ in 2016, nominated for the well as refugees on the Balkan Jung’s archetypes and the Večernica Award 2013. refugee route. collective unconscious of the entire human race in the text. Format: 14 x 20 cm 250 pages | Age: 14+ Format: 18.5 x 24.5 cm 128 pages | Age: 16+

Nominated for the Večernica, Hinko Smrekar Award 2018 Levstik and Desetnica Award for illustration, the Golden Pear URŠKA KALOPER in 2019. Award 2019. (1981) currently works as an editor but is also a translator, proofreader, and FERI LAINŠČEK (1959) has been writing articles for is one of the most popular a wide variety of magazines, Slovenian writers and poets. particularly for teenagers, for His books are widely read fifteen years. Among other among children and adults. JANJA VIDMAR (1962) is things she also served as He received the prestigious one of the most prominent the editor-in-chief for Plus, Prešeren Award, among Slovenian children’s and YA a journal for teenagers. In others (Kresnik, Večernica, MIHA MAZZINI (1961) authors. She has published writing advice for young Desetnica, etc.). is a Slovenian bestselling more than 50 books and people, she is also aided and award-winning writer, won numerous national and by her experience as a screenwriter, film director international awards for her JURE ENGELSBERGER journalist covering the field and columnist. His books are works, among others the (1977) is a talented artist of health care and medicine, translated into numerous Večernica and Desetnica who committed his life her undergraduate degree in languages. The Stars Are Awards and the Medaglia to children’s illustration sociology, and of course the Waiting has won him the d’oro Award. Her works have relatively late but has met eternal teenager in her soul, Blue Bird Award in 2016, and been translated into German, with wide acclaim from his which keeps her in constant is his second YA novel. Croatian, Serbian and Italian. audience and critics. contact with youth culture.

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