Jelena Pervan

Jelena Pervan po zanimanju je novinarka koja većinu svojeg vremena voli provesti pišući
i prevodeći knjige za djecu. Dosad ih je napisala trinaest. Ujedno je osnivačica branda Kuća od priča gdje održava radionice kreativnog pisanja sa školarcima i radionice stvaranja priča s djecom vrtićke dobi te djecom s teškoćama u razvoju. Od 2013. godine članica je Hrvatskog društva književnika za djecu i mlade, a od 2019. vlasnica je Piskinje, obrta za poduku djece i pisanja sadržaja.

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Sanja Polak

Sanja Polak rodila se 5. 11. 1968. godine u zagrebačkom rodilištu u Vinogradskoj ulici. Voli svoj Zagreb i gotovo sve njegove ulice. Pohađala je dječji vrtić u Prilazu Đure Deželića, dvije osnovne škole u Bolničkoj ulici i gimnazije u Križanićevoj i Habdelićevoj ulici. Diplomirala je u Savskoj ulici i postala učiteljica razredne nastave.

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Jean-Baptiste Baronian, de son vrai nom Joseph Lous Baronian, né de parents arméniens, est un est un critique, essayiste, écrivain et romancier belge de langue française. Il est également connu sous de nombreux pseudonymes : Alexandre Lous pour des romans policiers, Jeanne Voisins, ou encore Jean-Marie Méline pour des romans d'amour, et Alexandre Bergonian.

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