painter
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and
illustrator
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, best known for his children's books illustrations.
Stepančič was born in Ljubljana in 1969. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1996 and his creative work focuses on illustration for children's books and journals.
He was included on the
IBBY The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is an international non-profit organization committed to bringing books and children together. The headquarters of the IBBY are located in Basel, Switzerland.
IBBY history
In 1952, Jella Lepm ...
Honour List for 2010. He won the Levstik Award twice, in 2003 for ''Leteči krožnik na našem vrtu'' (A Flying Saucer in Our Garden), and in 2011 for ''Zgodba o sidru'' (The Story of the Anchor).
Illustrated works
* ''O zmaju, ki je želel biti kralj'' (About The Dragon Who Wanted to Be King), written by Slavko Pregl, 2012
* ''Kako so videli svet'' (How They Saw The World), co-author with Lucija Stepančič, 2011
* ''Ali te lahko objamem močno?'' (Can I Hug You Hard?), written by Neli Kodrič Filipić, 2011
* ''Čudežni prstan'' (The Magic Ring), written by Peter Svetina, 2011
* ''Pravljica o črnem šejku z rdečo rožo'' (The Tale of the Black Sheikh with the Red Flower), written by
Vitomil Zupan
Vitomil Zupan (18 January 1914 – 14 May 1987) was a post-World War II modernist Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor. Because of his detailed descriptions of sex and violence, he was dubbed the Slovene HemingwayEvald Flisar, 2010
* ''Martinček in dinozavri'' (Little Martin and the Dinosaurs), written by Lucija Stepančič, 2010
* ''Škripajoča nočna omarica'' (The Squeaking Night Table), written by Tatjana Kokalj, 2009
* ''Majhnice in majnice'' (Budding Songs, Maying Songs), written by Tone Pavček, 2009
* ''Ana in Bučko: abecerimarija'' (Ana and Bučko: Rhyming Alphabet), written by Tone Pavček, 2009
* ''Naročje kamenčkov'', (An Armful of Pebbles), written by
Saša Vegri
Saša Vegri (true name Albina Vodopivec, née Doberšek) (12 February 1934 – 29 August 2010) was a Slovene poet who is also known for her books for young readers.
Vegri was born in Belgrade in 1934. In 1941, her family returned to Sveti Šte ...
, 2009
* ''Antonov cirkus'', (Anton's Circus), written by Peter Svetina, 2008
* ''Pesmi iz pralnega stroja'', (Poems from the Washing Machine), written by Peter Svetina, 2006
* ''Mihec gre prvič okrog sveta'' (Mikey Goes Around the World for the First Time), written by Andrej Rozman - Roza, 2006
* ''Ukleti Kamurkam'' (The Enchanted Kamurkam), written by Ruža Lucija, 2005
* ''Ujeti ribič'' (The Captured Fisherman), written by Slavko Pregl, 2005
* ''Leteči krožnik na našem vrtu'' (A Flying Saucer in Our Garden), written by Janja Vidmar, 2002