• Publisher: Zala
• 32 pages
• Author: Ida Mlakar Črnič
• Ilustrator: Dunja Jogan
• Original title: Ko hiše zaplešejo

Ko hiše zaplešejo / When Houses Start to Dance is a joyful picture book. Desire and hearts awaken with the first breath of spring and no one can say they didn’t hear a whisper in their soul, an itch in their feet. It is a tale of houses and people. About a town, where nothing is built only of stone and nothing ever changes. The moon or the murmur of the wind, a fresh morning … anything can move, start to dance, change for the better and become good.

About the author

Ida Mlakar Črnič

Ida Mlakar Črnič (1956, Kranj) is an acclaimed and beloved writer and narrator of fairy tales. At present, she works in the youth department of the public library in Ljubljana where she organizes readings for children and many other programs. In her free time, she loves writing stories. She describes human relations and emotions so her stories touch (young) readers and overwhelm children and adults as well. Achievements — The White Ravens Catalogue, 2016 (The Cow That Barked at the Moon) Awards in the field of children’s literature — The Kristina Brenkova Award, 2016 (The Cow That Barked at the Moon) Nominations in the field of children's literature — The Golden Pear Rating, 2007, 2011, 2016 (The Cow That Barked at the Moon) — The Kristina Brenkova Award, 2007, 2009, 2011.

About the illustrator

Dunja Jogan

Illustrator and graphic designer, she studied in Urbino, Italy. Later she perfected her skills in illustration and art in Germany, England, Austria, and Italy. She has been living for several years in Rome, where she collaborated with different graphic design and advertising companies, she also collaborated with private and institutional realities Ferrara, Torino, Milan and Paris. She worked for different customers: Bertolli, Molinari, Ferrarelle, Nastro Azzurro, Ferrero, Martini, Trenitalia, Wind, Indosuez, Multithematic, Fao and others. Her illustrations have been published in different books and magazines, in Italy and abroad. Awards: In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 was been selected for the Annual of the Italian Illustrators. In 2015 her book The Elephant tree was nominated for the best book in Slovenia. 2019 PEN translates Award for the picture book Felix After the Rain (originally published as Srečkov kovček by Zala Publishing, Slovenia, 2017, in 2020 published by Tiny Owl, and translated by Olivia Hellewell, Great Britain).