Jelka Godec Schmidt
Jelka Godec Schmidt (born 1 May 1958) is a Slovene illustrator and writer of children's books.[1]
Jelka Godec Schmidt | |
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| Born | 1 May 1958 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana |
| Known for | illustrating, writing children's books |
| Notable work | Children's books writing and illustration |
| Awards | Levstik Award 1997 Bisernica: slovenske kratke pripovedi za otroke |
Godec was born in Ljubljana in 1958. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and has since worked as a free-lance artist. She has illustrated over 40 books and her illustrations also appear in magazines for children.[2] Her mother Ančka Gošnik Godec is also an illustrator, as was her husband Matjaž Schmidt.
She won the Levstik Award in 1997 for her illustrations of Bisernica: slovenske kratke pripovedi za otroke (Bisernica: Traditional Short Stories for Children).[3]
Selected illustrated works
- Zgodba o volku in lisici (The Tale of the Wolf and the Fox), written by Mojiceja Podgoršek, 2009
- Najlepše pravljice 2 (Most Beautiful Fairy Tales 2), 2009
- Zobek Mlečko pri zobozdravniku (Milky the Tooth at the Dentist's), written by Helena Koncut Kraljič, 2009
- O štirih prijatejih (About Four Friends), written by Mojiceja Podgoršek, 2009
- Janko in Metka in druge pravljice (Hansel and Gretel and Other Fairy Tales), written by Brothers Grimm, 2009
- Mizica, pogrni se in druge pravljice (The Wishing-Table and Other Tales), written by Brothers Grimm, 2009
- Mavrične kraljične (The Rainbow Princesses), written by Helena Koncut Kraljič, 2007
- Škrat Zguba in kameleon 3 (Goblin Looser and Cameleon 3), author and illustrator, 2006
- Najdihojca, written by Fran Levstik, 2005
References
- Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book Agency Archived 3 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
- "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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