Kolë Xhumari (1 May 1912 – 1 May 2006) was an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

academic from

Kavajë Kavajë ( , sq-definite, Kavaja) is a city and municipality centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania, in Tirana County. It borders Durrës to the north , Tirana, Tiranë to the east and Rrogozhinë to the south . To the west ...

. He is best known as the principal author of the modern version of the

children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

'' Abetare'' which has been in use since 1946. He was born to Pal Xhumari and Athina Bidoshi.

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1912 births 2006 deaths Albanian children's writers {{Albania-writer-stub