“It is imagination where it all starts… then comes curiosity, and then something completely different might happen.” – The blessing of writing for children.
Biography
Bistra Georgieva is a sociologist, writer, and cultural manager. As a children’s author, Georgieva gained international recognition with A Giant Fantasy Shop, created in collaboration with renowned Spanish illustrator Mónica Carretero and published in Spain, Latin America, and the USA. She is also the author of the Stella & Sunny series and Hotel Popitop, the first Macedonian picture book co-written with 34 children. Her books have received several national awards from the Macedonian Publishers Association, including Best Children’s Book in 2019 and 2023, and prizes for creativity and innovation in children’s literature.
Outstanding title:
A GIANT FANTASY SHOP (2018)
This book represents children`s imagination, completely different from that of the adults: boundless, illogical, playful, funny and fully creative. The main protagonist is the Giant, who has countless fantasies, so he decides to open a fantasy shop, so that everyone can buy what he/she is lack of.
Illustrator: Monica Carretero
Publisher: Ars Lamina Publications, 2018
48 pages, hardback, 460 x 300 mm
Age: 3+
Awards and honors:
Best Children›s & YA Book (1st prize), by Macedonian Publishers Association, Skopje Book Fair 2019
Rights sold to:
- Spain (Spanish and Catalan)
Rights:
rights@arslamina.com
Latest title:
HOTEL POPITOP (2024)
Hotel Popitop is the coolest place in the coldest corner of the world. The penguins are tired of being bored and forgotten, so they decide to build the most surprising hotel ever — with slides twisting everywhere, chips hanging from the lamps, and a rooftop covered in whipped cream! Soon, animals from all over arrive for endless fun. But when no one follows the rules, the hotel falls into chaos and is almost ruined. Will the guests learn to share, care, and respect the rules to save Hotel Popitop? A playful story about friendship, responsibility, and how rules can help save the fun.
Illustrations: 39 children, Kindergarten “Green House” (collective work, guided by their teacher)
Publisher: PUDDG Green House, 2024
32 pages, paperback
Age: 3+
Rights:
info@ghgradinka.mk