The Levstik Award (sl|Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established by a Slovene publishing house after the Second World War. It includes a prize for original works of literature, original illustrations, and non-fiction books for children.
Up until 1989, it was awarded annually. Since then it has been awarded biannually. In the prize category for books only books published by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House are eligible for entry, but since 1999 the award for lifetime achievements in children's literature is the most prestigious award of its kind in Slovenia.[1] [2] The award is named after the 19th century Slovene writer, political activist and playwright Fran Levstik who also wrote works for children.
| Year | Award for Lifetime Achievement in writing | Award for Lifetime Achievement in illustration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Danijel Demšar[3] | ||
| 2011 | Kostja Gatnik[4] | ||
| 2009 | Matjaž Schmidt[5] | ||
| 2007 | Niko Grafenauer[6] | Marjan Manček | |
| 2005 | Jelka Reichman[7] | ||
| 2003 | Marjanca Jemec Božič | ||
| 2001 | Ančka Gošnik Godec | ||
| 1999 | Marlenka Stupica |
| Year | Award for Best Original Work of Literature | Original Title | Title in English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Močvirniki | Marsh Creatures | ||
| 2011 | Mici iz 2. a | Mici from Class 2A | ||
| 2009 | 100 + 1 uganka | 100 + 1 Riddles | ||
| 2007 | Kotiček na koncu sveta | The Little Corner at the End of the World | ||
| 2005 | Anica | Anica (collection of stories) | ||
| 2003 | Hiša, ki bi rada imela sonce | The House That Wanted to Be in the Sun | ||
| 2001 | Melje, melje, mlinček | Grind, Grind, Little Mill | ||
| 1999 | Črvive pesmi | Wormy Poems | ||
| 1997 | Leteči mački | Flying Cats | ||
| 1995 | Lov na zvezde | Hunting for Stars | ||
| 1993 | Večerna sonata | Evening Sonata | ||
| 1991 | Prišel je lev | The Lion Came | ||
| 1989 | Hiša številka 15 | House No. 15 | ||
| 1988 | Na Krasu je krasno | The Karst is Awesome (poems) | ||
| 1987 | Majhnica | The Diminutive | ||
| 1986 | Morska dežela na železniški postaji | The Land of Sea at the Railway Station | ||
| 1985 | Pajacek in punčka | The Clown and the Little Girl | ||
| 1984 | Majhen človek na veliki poti | Little Man on a Long Road | ||
| 1983 | Potovanje v tisočera mesta | Travels to Myriad Towns | ||
| 1982 | Hotel sem prijeti sonce | I Wanted to Grasp the Sun | ||
| 1981 | Ringo Star | Ringo Star | ||
| 1980 | Nebotičniki, sedite | Skyscrapers, Be Seated | ||
| 1979 | Piko Dinozaver and other books | Piko the Dinosaur | ||
| 1979 | Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi | Mum Says that in Dad's Head | ||
| 1978 | Geniji v kratkih hlačah | Geniuses in Shorts | ||
| 1977 | Abecedarija | Alphabetary | ||
| 1976 | Jože Snoj[8] | Avtomoto mravlje and Pesmi za punčke | Automotive Ants and Poems for Girls | |
| 1975 | Kam, kam, kosovirja?, Kosovirja na leteči žlici and Pekarna Mišmaš | Where to, Kosovirs?, The Kosovirs on the Flying Spoon and The Mishmash Bakery | ||
| 1974 | Sezidala si bova hišico | We Shall Build Ourselves a House | ||
| 1973 | Miška spi | The Little Mouse Sleeps | ||
| 1972 | Deklica Delfina in lisica Zvitorepka | The Girl Delphine and the Cunning Fox | ||
| 1971 | Zlato pod Blegošem | Gοld Under Mount Blegoš | ||
| 1971 | Ciciban poje | Ciciban Sings | ||
| 1970 | Srakač | The Magpie | ||
| 1970 | Kako bomo umirali | How We Shall be Dying | ||
| 1969 | Barabakos in kosi | Barabablack and the Blackbirds | ||
| 1969 | V tem mesecu se osipa mak | The Month the Poppy Blossoms Scatter | ||
| 1968 | Reporter Tejč poroča | Tejč the Reporter Reports | ||
| 1967 | Gimnazijka | High-School Girl | ||
| 1966 | Potovanje v deseto deželo | Voyage To the Tenth Land | ||
| 1966 | Vohljači in prepovedane skrivnosti | The Snoopers and the Forbidden Secrets | ||
| 1965 | Velikan in Pajac | The Giant and the Clown | ||
| 1964 | Kjer tišina šepeta | Where the Silence Whispers | ||
| 1963 | Franca izpod klanca | Franca from Under the Hill | ||
| 1963 | Otročki, življenje teče dalje | Children, Life Goes On | ||
| 1962 | Sonce v knjigi | The Sun in a Book | ||
| 1961 | Velesenzacija | Megasensation | ||
| 1961 | Drejček in trije Marsovčki | Andy and the Three Martians | ||
| 1960 | Okoli in okoli | Round and Round | ||
| 1960 | Mimo dnevnega načrta | Beyond the Daily Plan | ||
| 1959 | Zvezdica Zaspanka | The Sleepy Little Star | ||
| 1958 | Tajno društvo PGC | The Secret Society PGC | ||
| 1958 | Juri-Muri v Afriki | Juri-Muri in Africa | ||
| 1957 | Povodni mož v Savinji | The River Merman of the Savinja | ||
| 1956 | Čarni nasmeh | Enchanting Smile | ||
| 1956 | Tisočkratlepa | Thousandtimeslovely | ||
| 1955 | Moj dežnik je lahko balon | My Umbrella Can Be a Balloon | ||
| 1955 | Rdeča pest | Red Fist | ||
| 1955 | Posadka brez ladje | Crew Without a Ship | ||
| 1954 | Teleskop | Telescope | ||
| 1953 | Iz mladih dni | From the Days of My Youth | ||
| 1953 | Imel sem jih rad | I Liked Them | ||
| 1951 | Mali upornik | The Young Rebel | ||
| 1950 | Sneguljčica | Snow White (play) | ||
| 1949 | Tonček | Tony | ||
| 1949 | Solzice | Lillies of the Valley | ||
| 1949 | Tinče in Binče | Tinče and Binče | ||
| 1949 | Mule | The Mules |
| Year | Award for Best Original Illustration | Original Title | Title in English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Močvirniki | Marsh Creatures | ||
| 2011 | Zgodba o sidru | The Story of the Anchor | ||
| 2009 | 100 + 1 uganka | 100 + 1 Riddles | ||
| 2007 | Pepelka | Cinderella | ||
| 2005 | Mala nočna torta s plameni | A Small Night Cake With Flames | ||
| 2003 | Leteči krožnik na našem vrtu | A Flying Saucer in Our Garden | ||
| 2001 | Male živali and Živalske uspavanke | Small Animals and Animal Lullabies | ||
| 1999 | Enci benci na kamenci | |||
| 1997 | Bisernica: slovenske kratke pripovedi za otroke | Bisernica: Traditional Short Stories for Children | ||
| 1993 | Brokatna podoba | Image in Brocade | ||
| 1991 | Kronika ljubezenskih pripetljajev | A Chronicle of Amorous Incidents | ||
| 1989 | Begavka po valovih | She Who Runs on the Waves | ||
| 1988 | Račka Puhačka and Rastoče težave Jadrana Krta | |||
| 1987 | Guliver med pritlikavci | |||
| 1986 | Waitapu and Pavji rep in druge kitajske basni | Waitapu and The Peacock's Tail and Other Chinese Fables | ||
| 1985 | Pastirica in dimnikar | The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep | ||
| 1984 | Kuža Luža and Mama žaba in žabčki and Kužmucke | Puddles the Dog and Mother Frog and Froggies and Puppykittens | ||
| 1983 | Leteči kovček and Regica in Skokica | |||
| 1982 | Mrzla reka and Nove prigode profesorja Modrinjaka | Cold River and The New Adventures of Professor Branestawm | ||
| 1981 | Kralj Drozgobrad | |||
| 1980 | Ko Nina spi and Deževen dan je krasen dan and others | When Nina Sleeps and A Rainy Day is a Wonderful Day | ||
| 1979 | Cepecepetavček | Cepecepetavček | ||
| 1978 | Netočka Nezvanova and Ulenspiegel | Netochka Nezvanova and Ulenspiegel | ||
| 1977 | Kozlovska sodba v Višnji gori | The Goat Trial in Višnja Gora | ||
| 1976 | Afriške pripovedke and Robinson Crusoe | African Tales and Robinson Crusoe | ||
| 1975 | Abecedarija | Alphabetary | ||
| 1974 | Možiček med dimniki | A Man Amidst the Chimneys | ||
| 1973 | Kraljična na zrnu graha | The Princess and the Pea | ||
| 1972 | Rodiš se samo enkrat | You Are Only Born Once | ||
| 1971 | Kos rženega kruha | A Slice of Rye Bread | ||
| 1970 | Krojaček Hlaček and Številke and Babica v cirkusu | Trooser The Tailor and Numbers and Grandma at the Circus | ||
| 1969 | Laponske pripovedi and Strašni lovec Bumbum and Očala tete Bajavaje | Tales from Lapland and Bumbum the Terrifying Hunter and Aunt Bajavaja's Specs | ||
| 1969 | Mladost v džungli | Youth in the Jungle | ||
| 1968 | Veliki in mali kapitan and Kavboj Pipec in Rdeča pesa | Captain Big and Captain Little and Pipec the Cowboy and Red Beat | ||
| 1967 | Solzice and Salomonovi rudniki | Lillies of the Valley and King Solomon's Mines | ||
| 1967 | Jugoslavija | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1966 | Gospod Baroda in druge ljudske pesmi | Mr Baroda and Other Traditional Songs | ||
| 1966 | Otok zakladov | Treasure Island | ||
| 1966 | Lonček, kuhaj! and Sneguljčica | |||
| 1965 | Pomlad ob Soči and Deček Jarbol and Nina na Ceylonu | Spring by the River Soča and The Boy Jarbol and Nina in Ceylon | ||
| 1965 | Basni and Puhek v Benetkah and Pustov god | Fables and Puhek in Venice and Pust's Birthday | ||
| 1964 | Za lahko noč and O treh grahih and Zlata ptica | For Goodnight and About Three Peas and The Golden Bird | ||
| 1964 | Hišica iz kock | House of Building Blocks | ||
| 1964 | Nemška vadnica za 5. in 6. razred osnovne šole | German Exercise Book for 5th and 6th Class of Primary School | ||
| 1964 | Nauk o človeku za 7. razred osnovnih šol | On the Human Body for 7th Class of Primary School | ||
| 1963 | Pesmi za otroke | Songs for Children | ||
| 1963 | Aska in volk | Aska and the Wolf | ||
| 1962 | Zgodbe iz mesta Rič-Rač | Tales from Rič-Rač Town | ||
| 1962 | Lizike za vse | Lollipops for All | ||
| 1961 | Medenjakova hišica | Medenjak's House | ||
| 1960 | Ptičke so odletele and Deček in gozd and Vile | The Birds Have Flown Away and The Boy and the Forrest and Fairies | ||
| 1960 | Ostržek | Pinocchio | ||
| 1959 | Sinička nas je obiskala and Prvi ljudje na Mesecu and Karkažu | The Bluetit Visited Us and The First Men in the Moon and Carcajou | ||
| 1959 | Starec in morje | The Old Man and the Sea | ||
| 1959 | Skrivnostni jezdec and Pisani svet and Pogumni kapitani | |||
| 1959 | Pastir | The Shepherd | ||
| 1959 | Tajno društvo PGC and Živali v ukrivljenem zrcalu | The PGC Secret Society and Animals in a Curved Mirror | ||
| 1958 | Maghellanovo potovanje okoli sveta | Magellan's Journey Around the World (cartoon in journal) | ||
| 1957 | Beli očnjak | White Fang | ||
| 1957 | Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora | Tales and Mishaps of the Royal Court | ||
| 1956 | Štirje letni časi | The Four Seasons | ||
| 1956 | Potovanje v tisočera mesta and Pastirček | Travels to a Thousand Towns and The Little Shepheard Boy | ||
| 1955 | Zajčkov zvonček | Bunny's Bell | ||
| 1955 | Knjiga o Titu and Posadka brez ladje | The Book About Tito and The Crew Without a Ship | ||
| 1954 | Cekin | The Coin | ||
| 1954 | Heidi | Heidi | ||
| 1954 | Racko in Lija | Racko and Lija | ||
| 1954 | Trnuljčica | Sleeping Beauty | ||
| 1953 | Snežna kraljica in druge pravljice | The Snow Queen and other stories | ||
| 1953 | Tisoč in ena noč | One Thousand and One Nights | ||
| 1952 | Visoška kronika | The Visoko Chronicles | ||
| 1952 | Barčica | The Little Boat | ||
| 1952 | Pestrna | The Child Minder | ||
| 1952 | Mehurčki | Bubbles | ||
| 1952 | Letni časi | The Seasons | ||
| 1951 | Trije bratje in trije razbojniki | Three Brothers and Three Robbers | ||
| 1951 | Najdihojca | Najdihojca | ||
| 1951 | Pod svobodnim soncem | Under A Free Sun | ||
| 1951 | Kaj je videl Mižek Figa | What Mižek Figa Saw | ||
| 1951 | Kralj Matjaž reši svojo nevesto | King Matjaž Saves his Bride | ||
| 1951 | Živalske pripovedke | Animal Tales | ||
| 1950 | Pravljica o carjeviču Jeruslanu | The Story of Prince Jeruslan | ||
| 1950 | Zgodbe o živalih | Stories about Animals | ||
| 1950 | Na Krasu | On The Carst | ||
| 1950 | Premagane zverine | Defeated Beasts | ||
| 1949 | Čuri-Muri velikan | The Monster Cockroach | ||
| 1949 | Solzice | Lillies of the Valley | ||
| 1949 | Otroška leta | My Childhood Years | ||
| 1949 | Butalci | Dumbville | ||
| 1949 | Nejček | Nejček |
| Year | Award for Best Non-fiction Book for Children | Original Title | Title in English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Stavnica | Alphabet and Picture Bets | ||
| 1993 | Energija | Energy | ||
| 1991 | Nejc in drobnoživke | Nejc and Tiny Bugs | ||
| 1989 | Iz take so snovi kot sanje | From the Stuff of Dreams | ||
| 1988 | Mladi novinar | The Young Journalist | ||
| 1988 | Med bogovi in demoni: liki iz slovenske mitologije | Amongst Gods and Daemons: Figures from Slovene Mythology | ||
| 1987 | Logo in računalnik | Logo and Computers | ||
| 1986 | Lukec dobi sestrico | Lukec Gets a Sister | ||
| 1985 | Kemiki skozi stoletja | Chemists Through the Centuries | ||
| 1984 | Nevidni živi svet | The Invisible Living World | ||
| 1983 | Nejčev prvi leksikon | Nejc's First Dictionary | ||
| 1982 | Žive besede | Living Words | ||
| 1981 | Pravljica in resnica o zvezdah | The Story and Truth About the Stars | ||
| 1980 | Utrinki iz astronomije | Flashes from Astronomy | ||
| 1979 | Kmečka abeceda and Kmečko gospodarstvo na Slovenskem | The Farmer's Alphabet and Farm Management in Slovenia | ||
| 1978 | Himalaja, rad te imam | Himalayas, I Love You | ||
| 1977 | Dogodivščine v atomskem inštitutu | At the Atomic Institute | ||
| 1976 | Kras | The Karst | ||
| 1975 | Zakaj, zato v ekologiji | Questions and Answers in Ecology | ||
| 1974 | Od Kalifornije do Ognjene zemlje | From California to the Land of Fire (travelogue) | ||
| 1972 | Slovensko študentovsko gibanje 1919–1941 | The Slovene Student Movement 1919 – 1941 | ||
| 1971 | Evropski umetnostnozgodovinski leksikon | European Art Historical Dictionary | ||
| 1970 | Razvojna pota živalstva | The Development of Animals | ||
| 1969 | Po domovih naših pisateljev | In the Homes of Our Writers | ||
| 1968 | Onkraj Kremlja | The Other Side of the Kremlin | ||
| 1968 | Likovni pouk otrok | Art Classes for Children | ||
| 1967 | Jugoslavija | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1965 | Mikroskop Pionir | The Pioneer Microscope | ||
| 1964 | Svet zvoka in glasbe | The World of Sound and Music | ||
| 1963 | Opera in njeni mojstri | The Opera and Its Masters | ||
| 1962 | Virusi, Bakterije in Glivice | Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi | ||
| 1961 | Zemlja skozi milijone let and Geološki izleti po ljubljanski okolici | Earth Over Millions of Years and Geological Outings Around Ljubljana | ||
| 1960 | Križem po matematiki and Elektronski aritmetični računalniki | Across Maths and Electronic Calculators | ||
| 1959 | Z raketo v vesolje | A Rocket for Space | ||
| 1958 | Ceylon | Ceylon | ||
| 1958 | Svet nasprotij | A World of Opposites | ||
| 1957 | Svet svetlobe in barv | The World of Light and Colours | ||
| 1957 | Iz življenja sesalcev | The Lives of Mammals | ||
| 1956 | Iz življenja najmanjših | From the Lives of the Smallest | ||
| 1955 | Neznana Amerika | Unknown America | ||
| 1954 | Letalsko modelarstvo | Model Airplanes | ||
| 1953 | Nikola Tesla in razvoj elektrotehnike | Nikola Tesla and the Development of Electrotechins | ||
| 1952 | Od mehanike do elektronike | From Mechanics to Electronics | ||
| 1952 | Iz življenja pajkov | The Life of Spiders | ||
| 1952 | Iz ribjega sveta | The World of Fish | ||
| 1951 | Kratkočasna matematika | Maths for Fun | ||
| 1951 | Pogled v elektrotehniko | A Look at Electrotechnics | ||
| 1951 | Kratke zanimivosti iz pomorstva | Interesting Facts about Seafaring | ||
| 1951 | Hodil po zemlji sem naši | I Walked Our Land | ||
| 1950 | Iz življenja žuželk | The Lives of Insects | ||
| 1949 | for her journalistic work |