Plastelina and the Newspaper
Author: Alenka Spacal Original title: Plastelinčica in časopis Bajalka, Maribor, 2022 About the picture book: Plastelina and the Newspaper introduces children to several fields of culture – not just reading, but also visual art, theatre, music, and dance. Plastelina, a member of the Plastelinek family, learns about culture through a newspaper and the idea of clocks. First, her mother, Plastelema, tries to answer her question, “What is culture?” Then, she and her friend Plasteliza use the newspaper to make fanciful art and toys. They draw on the newspaper and hold their own art exhibition. They fold it into an accordion and stage a concert.
Little Beanie Belle Runs from the Bean Soup
Author: Alenka Spacal Original title: Fižolčica beži pred fižolovo juho Bajalka, Maribor, 2019 About the picture book: Little Beanie Belle Runs from the Bean Soup is an original picture book about a little bean’s journey. Little Beanie Belle escapes from a bowl of beans intended for hot bean soup. As she runs, rolling about on the floor and surveying the world around her from below, nothing but legs surround her. This is to mimic the perspective of children exploring their surroundings as they play and crawl about on the floor, looking up with curiosity. Whose legs does little beanie belle stumble upon on
Picture Book as a Classic Children’s Book Form
Why do we promote the picture book as a classic children's book form? Because we believe that printed books are still the first form of art that children come into contact with when they don’t know how to read yet.