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FRANKFURT 2023
non-Fiction
THERAPY COMICS age 16+
Author and illustrator: Ana Petrović Therapy comics started first on social media, as posts on the author’s Instagram and Facebook profiles. These evolved to become a book with additional content. These witty and at times dark, but nevertheless funny single panels depict the author's personal experience with psychotherapy. The young author and illustrator, Ana Petrović, courageously addresses an important issue for modern society - the need to take care of one’s mental health. 18x17cm, full colour, paperback, 167 pp.
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CHAPTER BOOKS
15x21, paperback, black & white, 100pp
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ADVENTURES OF FOXY – THE SAUSAGE DOG age 8+
Author: Vesna Knežević Illustrator: Dušan Pavlić
14x20 cm, paperback, black& white, 108 pp.
This is a charming and humorous novel following the mischiefs and adventures of the dachshund named Foxy who lives in the country. The author perfectly depicts the atmosphere and local traditions, food and mentality of the small community. This is also a book about environmental awareness, preserving nature and all living creatures in it.
THE QUIRKY WOLF age 8+
Author: Jelena Milutinović Illustrator: Boris Kuzmanović This debut fiction work combines dramatic elements, prose text and comics-style dialogues in a dynamic way, making it perfect for beginners in reading. It is a laugh out loud book with several heart-warming stories about the adventures of forest dwellers: the fox, the squirrel, the beaver, the wolf and many other animals. A seemingly ordinary story with seemingly ordinary forest characters, it involves the reader right from the start and it becomes a favourite quickly, showing it is not at all ordinary.
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non-Fiction
My Pres choo l PAD – Easy Engl ish age 5-7
Authors: Neda Nedić Illustrator: Dušan Pavlić The first of the two activity pads introduces English language for children age 5-7 which they can practice together with their parents, guardians or teachers. The first pad contains 15 lexical and 7 phonetic units. Lovely illustrations, charming characters and many activities for practicing writing and drawing will encourage children to listen and repeat words and phrases in English. 28x38cm, full colour, paperback, stickers, 40 pp. The title clearly states the topic. Each unit of Easy English 1 explores a topic introducing new words and language.
Simple dialogues introduce new vocabulary and language. Short sentences develop early reading skills. Audio recordings of vocabulary and dialogues. A question which encourages children to speak.
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Further vocabulary is often included in the central illustration. Page 1 brings a colourful scene involving our animal friends. Vocabulary is presented in sidebars to the left and to the right of the page.
The reward sticker – a reward after all the activities have been completed.
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ADVENTURES IN MATHEMATICS age 10–14
Authors: Mirko Dejić, Branka Dejić This compilation of mathematical tasks is dedicated to math lovers and those who find school curriculum too monotonous and narrowminded. The book contains 260 math tasks and one does not need to be an expert in mathematical knowledge, rather to use pure logic and reason. The tasks are very interesting, the solutions can be intriguing and the book also contains many stories, anecdotes and facts form the history of mathematics. 16x24cm, paperback, full colour, 192pp.
Picture books NEW SERIES OF PICTURE BOOKS ON ENVIRONMENT age 4–6
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20x27 cm, 28pp, paperback, full colour
Author: Simeon Marinković Illustrator: Evelina Daneva Rajninger
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THE SUMM ER I LEAR NT TO FLY age 12+
Author: Jasminka Petrović
19x25, full colour hardback, 168 pp.
Kreativni centar’s most award winning title both nationally and internationally was adapted into a film in 2022. The film was directed by a proclaimed and awarded Serbian director Raša Andrić. It was screened at many film festivals throughout Europe and won several prestigious awards. Rights sold in: Germany (german, Upper Sorbian language), Northern Macedonia, italy, Bulgaria
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Foreign editions of The Summer I Learnt to Fly
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A BLACK BIRD
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age 12+
Author: Aleksandra Jovanović
14x20, black&white, paperback,144pp.
Twelve-year old Želja is in mourning over her beloved father, who died in an accident. She believes that she’s misunderstood and withdraws into herself and spends more time at the cemetery. There she thinks she can sense her father’s violin music and soon encounters a strange young man, Vuk. He turns out to be a ghostly creature who is able to guide Želja into the world beyond. In her debut children’s book Aleksandra Jovanović (b 1996) succeeds in tracing the grief of a young girl and the rejection she experiences from family and friends. By letting the realistic plot slide into a suspenseful fantastic setting, she marks out the moment of healing for the main character. Rights sold in: Northern Macedonia, italy
13x20cm, full colour, paperback, 168pp.
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Petra has left for real age 12+
Author: Aleksandra Jovanović Illustrator: Jakša Lakićević A touching story about two best friends having to face the crises of one of them moving away to a different town. Author masterfully navigates the story from both perspectives in depicting two turbulent weeks in lives of two teenage girls, unfolding rich and authentic images of their inner worlds.
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Handbook for creative writing A Journey to the Centre of the Story Author: Anđelka Ružić Illustrator: Mladen Anđelković
Bronze award | 2023 Category 3
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