• Publisher: Morfem
• 32 pages
• Author: Helena Kraljič
• Ilustrator: Tina Dobrajc
• Original title: Dva prijatelja

This story is about Benny, a workhorse and Gulliver, a racehorse. Benny has lots of work – in the field, in the orchard... Gulliver, meanwhile, just wants to compete with his friend to see who jumps higher, who runs faster... Benny just doesn’t have the time, so Gulliver is disappointed. But when fire takes over the woods one evening, Gulliver asks Benny for help. Together, they save the farm animals. Gulliver realises what true friendship is. Now he’s happy to help Benny out, and now Benny is happy because he has more free time to spend with his friend.

About the author

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...

About the illustrator

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.