• Publisher: VigeVageKnjige
• 132 pages
• Author: Dora Kaštrun
• Ilustrator: Dora Kaštrun
• Genre: Satira
• Original title: Žabci

Frogs is a collection of short cartoons. The main characters are frogs, and they perform a variety of roles throughout the book, including roles of lovers, friends, passers-by, fathers and sons, and so on. Since the title conveys a larger notion signifying a certain kind of thought, we also encounter other characters, such as a stereotypical mother figure, a dog, God, and the absolute star of the book, penguin Marko. The latter appears only infrequently, but his grumpiness serves as an important counterpoint to the mostly cheerful frogs. The book is notable for its striking, eye-catching pictures and its witty playfulness with words and their metaphorical power. Through this, the author addresses various topics: homophobia, pollution, art, workers’ rights and suicide, among others.

About the author / illustrator

Dora Kaštrun

Dora Kaštrun (1994) attended art high school before enrolling in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, where she studied animation in the Illustration Department. She exhibited her work in a number of group shows as well as three solo shows. As an illustrator, she works on a variety of commercial projects, designs and illustrates books and CD covers, and paints murals. She has always been interested in drawing as a way of telling stories, and in illustration, she is passionate about coming up with new ideas and solving visual problems, all while paying close attention to the harmonious relationship between picture and word.