The book talks about love for one's neighbors, the importance of friendship and togetherness, the preservation of nature, and the importance of living every moment in life.
"Bakreni Petar" is a novel by the famous children's writer Ante Gardaš. In it, the characters of ordinary, everyday children, special for their extraordinary research spirit and great curiosity, lead us through another exciting story.
The first part of the book consists of poems for and about children, and the second part consists of three plays. Some of the poems are accompanied by musical notations, and the plays are short and interesting enough to be performed in schools.
Matica hrvatska, 1998.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback with dust jacket.
"Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi (the 1983 edition is just one of many) is a classic story about a wooden puppet who comes to life and goes through a series of adventures in his desire to become a real boy.
Mladost, 1983.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.98 €
Literature for children • American literature • First editions • Squirrel Library
"Mama, I Love You", a novel by William Saroyan published in 1956, and in Croatia in 1958 in the "Vjeverica" library, is an autobiographical story told from the perspective of a nine-year-old girl, Twink, inspired by Saroyan's daughter Lucy.
Mladost, 1958.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.36 - 26.38 €
Literature for children • Croatian literature • School reading • Squirrel Library
The Strange Adventures of the Apprentice Hlapić is a classic of Croatian children's literature, first published in 1913, and the first post-war edition from 1952 retains the rich narrative value of the original.