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SCARY FAIRY AND THE WILD WINTER
Author: Jana Bauer Illustrator: Caroline Thaw Page: 159 The authorThe illustratorThe author Jana Bauer is a popular writer for children and young adults. She grew up in Kočevje, but spent her summers with her grandmother by the River Kolpa. Her father was a passionate storyteller and legends about witches, spirits and smugglers had the strongest influence [...]
HOW OSCAR BECAME A DETECTIVE
Author: Andrej Rozman Roza Illustrator: Ana Košir Page: 63 The authorThe illustratorThe author In his three gripping detective stories, Andrej Rozman Roza shows in a humorous way that we sometimes find ourselves in a hopeless situation, but with the right degree of courage and daring there is always a solution. The illustrator Ana Košir graduated [...]
LAZYLAND
Author: Kęstutis Kasparavičius Illustrator: Kęstutis Kasparavičius Page: 56 The authorThe illustratorThe author Throughout his 34-year career, Kasparavičius has drawn illustrations for over 60 books. The illustrator’s favorite painting method is watercolor, and although his style tends to be realistic, the author himself has said that he has drawn plenty of unrealistic illustrations as well, full of weird [...]
ABOUT THE RABBIT WHO LOVED TO LAUGH
Author: Grigor Vitez Illustrator: Peter Škerl Page: 70 The authorThe illustratorThe author Grigor Vitez is one of the founders of modern children’s poetry in Croatia, which is something he is involved in besides translating and editing books. His first collection of children’s poetry established a new way of writing: word play, nonsense and lyrical descriptions [...]
MAGIC SPELLS
Author: Ida Mlakar Illustator: Zarja Menart Page: 48 The authorO ilustratorkiThe author Ida Mlakar was born on the outskirts of Kranj and spent her childhood there. He father was a shoemaker who wrote poetry and loved philosophy. In the first year of primary school, when she had already decided to be a writer, she wrote [...]
FLEA STORIES
Author: Gendrutis Morkūnas Illustrator: Lina Žutautė Page: 139 The authorThe illustratorThe author While studying the ways people could protect themselves from radiation, Gendrutis Morkūnas developed a completely different skill – writing for children and young adults. He proved to be a talented writer in 2005 when his first book, “Vasara su Katšuniu“, was awarded as the “Most Significant [...]