Majda Koren

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

Majda Koren
Born (1960-03-12) 12 March 1960
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 and is 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
  • 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 Cunundrums 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
  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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