- Publisher: Morfem
- 32 pages
- Author: Helena Kraljič
- Ilustrator: Tina Dobrajc
- Original title: Strašni Karlo
Crocodile Charles enjoyed scaring the animals. That is what crocodiles do. All the animals were afraid of him, so he was lonely. And sad. One day he lost his first tooth. He had waited in vain for the tooth fairy for three days until the parrot told him the tooth fairy was afraid of him, just like all the other animals, and that is why she hadn’t visited. Charles told the parrot that there was no reason to fear him because he was very nice. The animals trusted him and came out of hiding and Charles realised that it’s actually nice if no one is afraid of you. He was no longer lonely and the tooth fairy has visited him many times since, because crocodiles have lots and lots of teeth.
Helena Kraljič
Helena Kraljič (Lucia Emiliani) is an economist by profession. She writes for young people and has published more than 100 original children's titles. She also works as an editor and publisher. She is a member of the Slovene Writers' Association, and Vice-President of the Slovenian PEN Centre. Her works have been published by numerous foreign publishers in Spain, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, China, Korea, Portugal, Belgium, Ukraine, Russia, Malaysia, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and elsewhere. Her texts are often discussed in Bachelor's, Master's and similar theses. Many of her stories have been staged in theatre productions. Many of her picture books are broadcast as cartoons in Russia and Korea. She also worked as a radio presenter, real estate agent, accountant, auditor...
Tina Dobrajc
Tina Dobrajc is a Batchelor of Fine Arts, born in 1984 in Kranj. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2007 and then completed her Master's degree in painting at the same academy in 2011 under the mentorship of Professor Herman Gvardjančič. Her artistic creativity was noticed and recognised early in her career; in 2011 she was nominated for the ESSL Art Award, in 2015 she received the Rihard Jakopič Award for Young Artists, and a year later she received the Hinko Smekar Plaque for her illustrations. She has participated in several solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad.
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