- Publisher: Morfem
- 36 pages
- Author: Helena Kraljič
- Ilustrator: Tina Dobrajc
- Original title: Sofija in baletni copatki
When raindrops summon a magic mouse. The picture book Sophie and the Ballet Slippers harbours much more than “just” a presentation of ballet and classical music. This book is also a story about the closeness between a grandmother and her granddaughter Sophie, who realises that Grandma was also a girl once, a young woman who enjoyed ballet. The tale speaks about intergenerational closeness and coexistence, while at the same time also depicting the desires, disappointments and successes of a modern child who wants to go beyond the boundaries of predictable everyday life.
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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