Books on the Beach (BOB)

The project Books on the Beach (BOB) will gather 5 European publishers, who will cooperate on translation, publication, distribution and promotion of 33 titles for children and young adults. The goal of the project is to support the creation and circulation of quality literary works, especially the works translated form smaller languages, and make them available to a large audience in 6 European countries. The leader of the project is a Croatian publisher (Ibis grafika), and they will publish 29 books – 27 will be translated into Croatian from 13 different languages, while 2 Croatian titles will be translated into English. Each of the remaining partners will publish one book, all translated from Croatian into their national languages (Italian, Latvian, Macedonian, Slovene), strengthening the international dimension of the project. These project activities will broaden the audience of both publishers inside and outside of their countries, as well as make the books easily accessible to all the target groups through tailored activities.

The target groups of this project are children and young adults (4-14 years old), vulnerable groups, teachers, librarians (200), authors, illustrators, translators, publishers and literary agents. Through the publication of books in in 6 languages, and Croatian sign language, in print, e-book and audio book format, and promotional activities focused on schools and the general public, the project will be presented in front of an audience of over 500.000 people. The main promotional event will be the festival Books on the Beach which will be organised in collaboration with a tourist board in Jelsa, a town on the island of Hvar in Croatia. Educational activities will present a significant section of the project, with over 30 school visits and 17 educational lectures for teachers, librarians, students and parents. Some events will be online, while those in person will be reported through digital channels. [Source: FTOP.]

LIST OF WORKS:

Alberto Lot: Ho catturato uno gnomo. Translation from Italian to Croatian: Iva Hlupić.

Alice Campanini: Bosco dove sei? Translation from Italian to Croatian: Iva Hlupić.

Jan De Kinder: Mijn Oma. Translation from Dutch to Croatian: Romana Perečinec.

Vane Kosturanov: Devojčeto i gradot. Translation from Macedonian to Croatian: Magdalena Kukić.

Olha Kupriyan: Суперклей для вази. Translation from Ukrainian to Croatian: Ana Rašić.

Laurent Cardon: S’unir c’est se mélanger. Translation from French to Croatian: Marin Andrijašević.

Laurent Cardon: S’unir c’est se reyaler. Translation from French to Croatian: Marin Andrijašević.

Audra Baranauskaitė, Lina Itagaki: Nukas. Translation from Lithuanian to Croatian: Mirjana Bračko.

Aino Havukainen in Sami Toivonen: Tatu ja Patu kesäleirillä. Translation from Finish to Croatian: Boris Vidović.

Aino Havukainen in Sami Toivonen: Tatu ja Patu supersankareina. Translation from Finish to Croatian: Boris Vidović.

Kęstutis Kasparavičius: Šuniškos Dienos. Translation from Lithuanian to Croatian: Mirjana Bračko.

Stefan Boonen and Melvin: Mammoet. Translation from Dutch to Croatian: Svetlana Grubić Samaržija.

Stefan Boonen and Melvin: Dat met Leo. Translation from Dutch to Croatian: Svetlana Grubić Samaržija.

Karl Martin Widmark: Musikmysteriet LasseMajas detektivbyrå. Translation from Swedish to Croatian: Željka Černok.

Karl Martin Widmark: Detektivmysteriet. Translation from Swedish to Croatian: Željka Černok.

Sinikka and Tiina Nopola: Heinähattu, Vilttitossu ja jouluvintiö. Translation from Finish to Croatian: Boris Vidović.

Sinikka and Tiina Nopola: Heinähattu, Vilttitossu ja Kalju-Koponen. Translation from Finish to Croatian: Boris Vidović.

Tomasz Małkowski: O Kamilu, który patrzy rękami. Translation from Polish to Croatian: Marta Agičić.

Susanna Mattiangeli: Altre idee, sorprese, storie vere e scherYzoi udt’ehs ltiatetera dtui Mreatita. Translation from Italian to Croatian: Ana Badurina.

Petr Stančík: H2O a pastýřové snů. Translation from Czech to Croatian: Sanja Milićević Armada.

Juhani Püttsepp: On kuu kui kuldne laev. Translation from Estonian to Croatian: Boris Vidović.

Jurga Vilė & Lina Itagaki: Sibiro haiku. Translation from Lithuanian to Croatian: Mirjana Bračko.

Stefan Boonen: De beer naar Wammerswald. Translation from Dutch to Croatian: Svetlana Grubić Samaržija.

Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce: Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā. Translation from Latvian to Croatian: Pavao Krmpotić.

Kotryna Zylė: Sukeistas. Translation from Lithuanian to Croatian: Mirjana Bračko.

Anna Woltz: Alaska. Translation from Dutch to Croatian: Romana Perečinec.

András Dániel: A nyúlformájú kutya. Translation from Hungarian to Croatian: Kristina Katalinić.

Davorka Semenić Premec: Vera i Srećkomeđubuhama. Translation from Croatian to English: Lina Krnic&Lawrence Schimel.

Davorka Semenić Premec: Vera i zubić jabuka. Translation from Croatian to English: Lina Krnic&Lawrence Schimel.

Silvija Šesto: Uhvati mi plavog medu. Translation from Croatian to Macedonian: Kaliopa Petruševska.

Iva Bezinović Haydon: Moja baka ne zna tko sam. Translation from Croatian to Italian: Ginevra Pugliese.

Iva Bezinović Haydon: Gdje se skriva Vedran? Translation from Croatian to Slovenian: Sara Virk.

Iva Bezinović Haydon: Moja baka ne zna tko sam. Translation from Croatian to Latvnian: Santa Domian Zviedre.

KUD Sodobnost International

(Partner) Ljubljana

All projects of Slovenian producer

Foreign producers in the supported project

Ibis grafika (leader)

Croatia (EU)
Storie cucite societa' a responsabilita' limitata semplificata (partner)

Italy (EU)
Trade and services company ID (partner)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Sia Aminori (partner)

Latvia (EU)

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