Majda Koren (born 12 March 1960) is a Slovene children's writer and teacher. She also works with the youth programme section of Radiotelevizija Slovenija, the Slovenian national broadcaster.[1]

Majda Koren
Born (1960-03-12) 12 March 1960 (age 64)
Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupationwriter and teacher
Notable worksMici iz 2. a, Eva in kozel
Notable awardsLevstik Award
2011 for Mici iz 2. a

Koren was born in Ljubljana in 1960. She studied at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana and works as a primary school teacher in Spodnja Šiška. She is also editor and co-author of a website for young children (www.zupca.net), which is meant for the youngest web surfers.[2] Her book Eva in Kozel (Eva and the Goat) was included in the 2008 White Ravens Awards of the International Youth Library a list of 250 best newly published books for children.[3]

Published works

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  • Zgodbice za matematiko (Stories With Maths), 1992
  • Zgodbice za matematiko 2 (Stories With Maths 2), 1993
  • Večje-manjše (Bigger-Smaller), 1993
  • Učimo se igraje (Let's Learn Through Play), 1993
  • A A A abeceda (A A A Alphabet), 1993
  • Štejem do 1,024 (Counting to Ten), 1993
  • Besedne zmešnjave 1,2,3,4 (Word Conundrums 1,2,3,4), 1994
  • Mala pošast Mici (Mici, the Little Terror), 1994
  • Mici v mestu (Mici in Town), 1996
  • Ta knjiga ne grize (This Book Doesn't Bite), 1997
  • Pikapolonica na prašni cesti (The Ladybird on the Dusty Road), 1997
  • Pošasti (Terrors), 1998
  • Metulj na dežju (The Butterfly in the Rain), 2002
  • Teta kuha (Aunty Cooks), 2003
  • Župcin dnevnik (Župca's Diary), 2004
  • Zgodbe zajca Zlatka (Tales of Zlatko the Rabbit), 2006
  • Eva in kozel (Eva and the Goat), 2006
  • Tia (Tia), 2007
  • Še zgodbe zajca Z. (More Tales of Rabbit Z), 2007
  • Lojza iz vesolja (Lojza from Space), 2008
  • Julija je zaljubljena lol (Julia is in Love Lol), 2008
  • Mici iz 2.a (Mici from Class 2A), 2009
  • Maj za vedno :) (May Forever :)), 2009
  • Bert, grad in domača naloga (Bert, the Castle and Homework), 2009
  • Medved in miška 1 (The Bear and the Mouse 1), 2010
  • Mihec (Little Miha), 2011

References

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  1. ^ "Majda Koren" (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Slovenia's Best for Young Readers" (PDF). Slovenian Book Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-03.
  3. ^ "Slovenia". International Youth Library. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30.
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