As a children’s author, Georgieva gained international recognition with “A Giant Fantasy Shop”.
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:
STELLA, SUNNY AND ME (2018)
Stella and Sunny, the kids’ favorite characters, always have a new adventure. Many things are found on the path while searching for the lost creature, while it hides somewhere between the pages. When you read this story, don’t turn on bright lights because the creature is afraid of light, and it’s constantly following it. Will we be able to save it? A perfect read for endless play and discovery!
Illustrator: Natalia Łukomska
Publisher: Publisher, 2021
28 pages, paperback
Age: 3+
Rights:
tri@kniga.mk