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MOLITVICE S STOPNIC

Language
Slovenian
Title in English
Prayers from the Stairway
Author
Peter Svetina
Illustrator
Ana Zavadlav
Illustrations
Colour
Place of publication
Ljubljana
Country
Slovenia
Publisher
Mladinska knjiga založba
Series
Čebelica
Year of publication
2016
Pages
p. 16
Size
21 x 21
ISBN
978-961-01-4100-6
Category
Poetry
In this book of poems/prayers, the author reflects a child’s wonder, her questioning of the world around her, as nothing is self-evident for a child. The book is based on an infrequently encountered subject, a child’s reflections on God. It explores gratitude, fear, aging, and intergenerational dialogue. As such, the collection could easily have fallen into the trap of being preachy or idealizing, however, Svetina avoids both pitfalls. His reflections also remain sufficiently concrete so as to give young readers a chance to engage in dialogue with the frequently ambiguous poetry that is both playful and serious at the same time. The God in Svetina’s poems does not have the role of the Almighty, the child questions him just as she questions everything around herself. The book presents the wonders of a child’s world, fully captured by warm and playful illustrations by Ana Zavadlav, a renowned Slovenian illustrator with several awards and nominations. Peter Svetina remains one of the best contemporary authors of children’s literature in Slovenia.

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