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Frogphabet /
Žabeceda

Mihaela Velina, Tomislav Torjanac (illustrator)
Mozaik knjiga (HR) 2013.

EN “Recommended picture book by a Croatian author.”
The Croatian Library Association (CLA), 2013
 
HR “Preporučena slikovnica hrvatskih autora.”
Hrvatsko knjižničarsko društvo (HKD), 2013.

Frogphabet is a zany Croatian alphabet book in rhyme, with a frog as the main protagonist. The illustrations are somewhat different from the rest of my work, but it’s been a great fun working on them.   Žabeceda je šašava slovarica u stihu, sa žapcem kao glavnim protagonistom. Ilustracije stilski ponešto odskaču od ostatka mojih radova, no bilo je jako zabavno raditi na njima.


Frogphabet, front and back cover   Žabeceda, naslovnica i zaslovnica

Mihaela Velina, the author of the rhymes, and I decided against strictly didactic approach since – in our experience – most didactic picture books aren’t a lot of fun. So, in Frogphabet we tried to achieve both: to create a picture book that is both didactic and fun.   Mihaela Velina, autorica teksta, i ja nismo se odlučili za strogo didaktički pristup, jer prema našim iskustvima didaktičke slikovnice u većini slučajeva nisu pretjerano zabavne. U Žabecedi smo pokušali postići oboje: da slikovnica istovremeno bude i poučna i zabavna.


Frogphabet, pages 10-11   Žabeceda, stranice 10-11

The illustrations were painted in oils and digitally. The book was also designed by me.   Ilustracije su naslikane uljenim bojama i digitalno. Također, knjigu sam i grafički oblikovao.


Frogphabet, pages 16-17   Žabeceda, stranice 16-17