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Ela Peroci • Lidija Osterc, ill.
Hišica iz kock [The Little House of Blocks]
Mladinska knjiga, 1964 • ISBN 9789610122159
The shortlisted version of The Little House of Blocks
is the fourth and revised edition of a picture
book which first appeared in 1964, during the
period that could be called “the golden age of
Slovenian picture books”. The story is a classic
fairy tale with a linear plotline told in three
parts, and a conflict which is resolved due to the
little girl’s persistence and ingenuity. The main
protagonists of the story are magical objects and
their supernatural qualities, but the book also
addresses the issues of true friendship, loyalty
and hope. Ultimately, good wins over evil. The
art of illustrations is idiosyncratic, decorative
and poetic. The interplay between the text
and the illustrations allows for readers’ reading
and aesthetic pleasure, which is inimitable.
Undisputedly, The Little House of Block presents
the peak of Slovenian picture book creativity.
Many revised and redesigned editions produced
according to the highest standards of excellence
make this picture book very familiar to Slovenian
children. It has equal appeal for the emerging
generations of young readers and their teachers.
The Little House of Blocks has been translated
into several languages. Ela Peroci, the writer,
and Lidija Osterc, the illustrator, were wellknown
and acclaimed not only in Slovenia, but
internationally too. In 1970 they were awarded
a token of high recognition by IBBY for the
excellence of their work.
To je 4., prenovljen natis slikanice, ki je prvič izšla
leta 1964 – tedaj je bilo »zlato obdobje« slovenske
slikaniške produkcije. Besedilo je klasična tridelna
pravljica z linearnim potekom in konfliktom, ki se
razreši z vztrajnostjo in iznajdljivostjo deklice Jelke.
Nastopajo pravljični čudežni predmeti in čarobnost,
toda tudi resnična prijateljstvo in zvestoba; prisotno
je upanje in dobro tudi zmaga. Ilustracija je povsem
izvirna, dekorativna in poetična. Prepletanje besedila
in ilustracije nudi bralcu enkraten estetski užitek. Gre
za vrhunski dosežek slovenske slikaniške produkcije;
novo oblikovanje v pričujočem prenovljenem natisu
je dognano, tako da je kanonsko besedilo oziroma
slikanica, ki naj bi jo poznal sleherni slovenski otrok,
zagotovo privlačna tudi sodobnim (naj) mlajšim bralcem
in njihovim vzgojiteljem. Slikanica je bila prevedena v
več tujih jezikov. Obe ustvarjalki, tako pisateljica Ela
Peroci (1922–2001) kot ilustratorka Lidija Osterc (1928–
2006) sta bili uveljavljeni ne le v slovenskem prostoru,
ampak sta bili deležni priznanja tudi v mednarodnem
prostoru – obe sta leta 1970 prejeli »visoko priznanje«
Mednarodne zveze za mladinsko književnost (IBBY) za
celotno ustvarjalno delo.
the world through picture books • books from slovenia • 177