Majda Koren
| Majda Koren | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 March 1960 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | writer and teacher |
| Notable works | Mici iz 2. a, Eva in kozel |
| Notable awards |
Levstik Award 2011 for Mici iz 2. a |
Majda Koren (born 12 March 1960) is a Slovene children's writer and teacher. She also works with the youth programme section of the Slovenian national broadcester.[1]
Koren was born in Ljubljana in 1960. She studied at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana and works as a primary school teacher in Spodnja Šiška and is editor and co-author of a website for young children (www.zupca.net), which is meant for the youngest web surfers.[2] Her book Eva in Kozel (Eva and the Goat) was included in the 2008 White Ravens Awards of the International Youth Library a list of 250 best newly published books for children.[3]
Published works
- Zgodbice za matematiko (Stories With Maths), 1992
- Zgodbice za matematiko 2(Stories With Maths 2), 1993
- Večje-manjše (Bigger-Smaller), 1993
- Učimo se igraje (Let's Learn Through Play), 1993
- A A A abeceda (A A A Alphabet), 1993
- Štejem do 10 (Counting to Ten), 1993
- Besedne zmešnjave 1,2,3,4 (Word Cunundrums 1,2,3,4), 1994
- Mala pošast Mici (Mici, the Little Terror), 1994
- Mici v mestu (Mici in Town), 1996
- Ta knjiga ne grize (this Book Doesn't Bite), 1997
- Pikapolonica na prašni cesti (The Ladybird on the Dusty Road), 1997
- Pošasti (Terrors), 1998
- Metulj na dežju (The Butterfly in the Rain), 2002
- Teta kuha (Aunty Cooks), 2003
- Župcin dnevnik (Župca's Diary), 2004
- Zgodbe zajca Zlatka (Tales of Zlatko the Rabbit), 2006
- Eva in kozel (Eva and the Goat), 2006
- Tia (Tia), 2007
- Še zgodbe zajca Z. (More Tales of Rabbit Z), 2007
- Lojza iz vesolja (Lojza from Space), 2008
- Julija je zaljubljena lol (Julia is in Love Lol), 2008
- Mici iz 2.a (Mici from Class 2A), 2009
- Maj za vedno :) (May Forever :)), 2009
- Bert, grad in domača naloga (Bert, the Castle and Homework), 2009
- Medved in miška 1 (The Bear and the Mouse 1), 2010
- Mihec (Little Miha), 2011
References
- ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book Agency
- ↑ International Youth Library site