★ In the literary sky of Slovenia, Bina Štampe Žmavc shines like a brilliant star, using her delicate brushstrokes and rich imagination to create a world full of fantasy and warmth for children. Her works span picture books, fairy tales and poetry, each one like a pearl, shining with a unique light.
★ Honors and awards that Bina Štampe Žmavc has received in the field of children's literature:
- IBBY Honor List
- The White Ravens
- Večernica Award (the most important youth literature award in Slovenia)
- Desetnica Award
- International Biennial Janusz Korczak Awards

The Luminarium is the enchanted shop of the even more mysterious and magical Mr Pippin. To the casual visitor, it is never quite clear— Is he a shopkeeper, a storyteller, or a magician? In truth, he becomes whatever his visitors need. And as for payment? Bartering works just fine... or a well-performed magic trick.

In The Luminarium, everyone is welcome—even those who come just to visit. One December evening, when the power goes out in the City of a Thousand Trees, the Duskie family is left in the dark. Luckily, their son Ray is also a magician, and before Mr Duskie can stumble and break a bone or two, the boy conjures up a candle.

Bina Štampe Žmavc is a Slovenian poet, children's literature writer, theatre director and translator. In her early years, she worked as a director, stage manager and author at the Pioneer Children's Theatre in Celje, an experience that laid the foundation for her future work in children's literature in terms of stage and music. To date, she has published six collections of children's poetry, over twenty novels/fairy tales, eight children's plays, four radio dramas, as well as a large number of translations and adaptations. She is known for her poetic, humorous and musical style, often creating new onomatopoeic words and rhythmically strong sentences, and is called a writer who "turns children's poetry into songs".

Anna Laspotnik Donati is a Slovenian painter and illustrator, born on December 24, 1978 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She studied graphic design at the Ljubljana School of Design and Photography and later pursued art education at the Ljubljana College of Education. Currently, she works as a freelancer in the cultural field, specializing in illustrations for children's and young adult books. Since 1999, she has been a regular contributor to several magazines. Besides illustration, she also engages in painting, sculpture, puppet making, and printmaking. She now resides in Perugia, Italy, where she continues her creative work.