Majda Koren (born 12 March 1960) is a
Slovene children's writer
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
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and teacher. She also works with the youth programme section of
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
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Based in Ljubljana, it has regional broadcastin ...
, the Slovenian national broadcaster.
Koren was born in
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
in 1960. She studied at the Faculty of Education at the
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students.
History Beginnings
Although certain ...
and works as a primary school teacher in
Spodnja Šiška
Spodnja Šiška (; german: Unterschischka''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest ...
. She is also editor and co-author of a website for young children (www.zupca.net), which is meant for the youngest web surfers. Her book ''Eva in Kozel'' (Eva and the Goat) was included in the 2008 ''White Ravens Awards'' of the
International Youth Library
The International Youth Library (IYL) (, IJB) in Munich is a library that specializes in the collection of children and youth literature from around the world in order to make them available to the public, focusing on the international community. ...
a list of 250 best newly published books for children.
Published works
* (Stories With Maths), 1992
* (Stories With Maths 2), 1993
* (Bigger-Smaller), 1993
* (Let's Learn Through Play), 1993
* (A A A Alphabet), 1993
* (Counting to Ten), 1993
* (Word Conundrums 1,2,3,4), 1994
* (Mici, the Little Terror), 1994
* (Mici in Town), 1996
* (This Book Doesn't Bite), 1997
* (The Ladybird on the Dusty Road), 1997
* (Terrors), 1998
* (The Butterfly in the Rain), 2002
* (Aunty Cooks), 2003
* (Župca's Diary), 2004
* (Tales of Zlatko the Rabbit), 2006
* (Eva and the Goat), 2006
* (Tia), 2007
* (More Tales of Rabbit Z), 2007
* (Lojza from Space), 2008
* (Julia is in Love Lol), 2008
* (Mici from Class 2A), 2009
* (May Forever :)), 2009
* (Bert, the Castle and Homework), 2009
* (The Bear and the Mouse 1), 2010
* (Little Miha), 2011
References
External links
Župca site for young children where Koren is editor and co-author
Slovenian children's writers
Slovenian women children's writers
Living people
1960 births
Levstik Award laureates
University of Ljubljana alumni
Writers from Ljubljana
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