
- Publisher: Zala
- 32 pages
- Author: Jure Preglau
- Ilustrator: Katerina Kalc
- Original title: Pogoltni zmaj
Once upon a time, kind people lived a peaceful life in a tiny village.
Until a dragon arrived one day…
A Dragon!
A terrifying, gobbling dragon.
Adults wring their hands and run home in fear.
Children tackle the problem smartly and live in peace and quiet again.
Jure Preglau
Jure Preglau (1982) is employed as the head of the Scientific Publishing of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana. He has been working with Zala Publishing as a technical editor for a number of years.
Gobbling Dragon is Juret's first published book.

Katerina Kalc
Katerina Kalc is a freelance illustrator and painter based on the Karst in a small village on the Italian-Slovenian border.
She graduated in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Ljubljana.
As illustrator she has been collaborating with the children's magazine Galeb since 2006 and some Italian and Slovenian publishers - mainly for children’s books.
Currently she works as a freelance painter, illustrator and teacher (creative workshops in schools or cultural centers and drawing courses for adults, tutor for entrance exams to the academy or art schools).
Selection of publications:
- Pogoltni zmaj, Zala Publishing House, 2022
- Naša dojenčica: pustolovščine male navihanke, Goriška Mohorjeva Družba, 2022
- Carlotta in Vrhovski Pust, Carnival 2020 Society
- Kamišibai and the picture book 4 letni časi ali Kako je jesenček iskal Zimo, 2019-20, KUD Troubadour and publishing house Bogataj
- "Sulle orme degli antenati" (In the footsteps of the ancestors), Editoriale scienza, 2016
- Srečne pravljice, Brooklyn‚ Ptujski Kurent in njegova Magdalenca, Skrivnostno divje jezero, Kranjaska čebelica , Triglavski velikan, Alba 2000 publishing house (2014)
- Illustrations for the children's magazine Galeb
