• Source: Ela Peroci

Ela Peroci (11 February 1922 – 18 November 2001) was a Slovene children's writer, author of numerous children's stories that are considered classics in Slovene children's literature. Her best known story is Muca Copatarica (Slipper Keeper Kitty), illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Godec, which has seen numerous reprints and has sold over 140,000 copies.
Peroci was born in Sveti Križ pri Rogaški Slatini in 1922. She trained as a teacher and started teaching in 1945. In 1948, she started working as a journalist for children's publications such as Pionir, Ciciban and Mladi Svet. She graduated from the University of Ljubljana in 1954 and then worked at the national radio broadcaster until her retirement in 1978. She wrote short stories for children but also published two poetry collections for adults. She died in Ljubljana in 2001.
She won the Levstik Award twice, in 1955 for Moj dežnik je lahko balon (My Umbrella Can Turn into a Balloon) and in 1956 for Tisočkratlepa (Thousandbeauty). In 1971 she won the Prešeren Foundation Award for her collection of stories Na oni strani srebrne črte (Beyond the Silver Line).




Bibliography






= Picture books

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Moj dežnik je lahko balon (My Umbrella Can Turn into a Balloon), 1955
Tisočkratlepa (Thousandbeauty), 1956
Majhno kot mezinec (Small As the Thumb), 1957
Muca Copatarica (Slipper Keeper Kitty), 1957
Kje so stezice? (Where Are the Paths?), 1960
Zato, ker je na nebu oblak (Because There is A Cloud in the Sky), 1963
Hišica iz kock (House of Blocks), 1964
Kozliček Goliček (Goliček the Goat), 1964
Bomo šli s sanmi po snegu in spustili se po bregu (We Shall Take Our Sleigh and Sledge Down the Hill), 1965
Vozimo, vozimo vlak (We Drive, We Drive A Train), 1965
Čebelice (Bees), 1966
Klobuček, petelin in roža (The Little Hat, the Cockrel and the Flower), 1968
Pravljice žive v velikem starem mestu (Live Stories in the Big Old Town), 1969
Stara hiša št. 3 (The Old House At No.3.), 1973
Lalala (Lalala), 1975
Modri zajec (The Blue Rabbit), 1975
Nina v čudežni deželi (Nina In The Strange Land), 1985
Telefon (The Telephone), 1987
Amalija in Amalija (Amalia and Amalia), 1998




= Stories

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Tacek (Tacek), 1959
Za lahko noč (Good Night Stories), 1964
Očala tete Bajavaje (Aunt Bajvaja's Glasses), 1969
Stolp iz voščilnic (The Greeting Card Tower), 1977
Siva miš, ti loviš (Grey Mouse, You Catch), 1983
Mož z dežnikom (The Man With the Umbrella), 1989
Prisedite k moji mizici (Come And Sit At My Table), 1990
Povestice Tik-Tak (Tick-tack Tales), 1998




= Poetry

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Rišem dan (I Draw the Day), 1966
Ko živim (When I Live), 1975




= Prose

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Breskve (Peaches), 1959
Po šoli me počakaj (Wait For Me After School), 1966
Reci sonce, reci luna (Say Sun, Say Moon), 1979
Fantek in punčka (Boy and Girl), 1996




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ela Peroci
• Ela (name)
• Hans Christian Andersen Award
• Cvetka Lipuš
• Rogaška Slatina
• Adriana Maraž
• Lojze Logar
• Danilo Švara
• Dejan Knez
• Marjetica Potrč