Silvija Šesto
Pe Pita: O rođenju
Illustrated by Vanda Čižmek
Translated by Dušanka Zabukovec
Little Petja is incredibly curious, constantly asking questions about the world around him. From Aunt Storybook, who looks after him while his parents are at work, he has already tried to get an answer to the question of why the sky is blue. Now, he is immensely interested in how he came into this world. Since Aunt Storybook won’t give him the answer, little Ana comes to his aid. His resourceful friend has a plan to pull the adults’ leg and extract an answer to this awkward question.
This wonderful picture book encourages a conversation about birth and delivery while providing numerous opportunities to discuss family, childhood curiosity, parental embarrassment, exploring the world, and why we sometimes don’t easily get answers to certain questions.
SILVIJA ŠESTO is a renowned Croatian writer. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Grigor Vitez Award in 2018, which is the most important literary award in Croatia. She often works in tandem with illustrator Vanda Čižmek.
VANDA ČIŽMEK was born in Zagreb in 1974, just eight days before Christmas. She started drawing when she was still in diapers, continued to do so at the school for applied arts, and then enrolled in the Faculty of Graphic Arts. In the recent years she has been illustrating books for children and young adults while also working as a graphic designer. Her works have been exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions, earning her several prestigious awards. In 2018, she received the Grigor Vitez Award, the most important award for literary and artistic achievements in children’s literature in Croatia, for her illustrations in the book Uhvati mi plavog medu. In 2019, she received the the best illustration award in the book illustration category at the Illustration Festival in Belgrade.