★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

In her collection of poems titled Poem in a Cloud, the always delightfully brilliant Bina Štampe Žmavc touches on all the real and the magical elements of the world, which she weaves together into her characteristic linguistic innovations and rhymes. Dragons, clouds, seasons, emotions and pets are all part of her poetic daily life and present the world as a great big magical mystery. With a delicate touch, the poetress also introduces more serious topics and emotions to children, such as dealing with their parents’ divorce or the death of a family pet.

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".

Darka Erdelji is lovenian visual artist, illustrator, stage designer and puppet show creator. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, majoring in painting and stage design. Later, she furthered her studies in puppetry and animation in Prague and Budapest. Her works have been selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition in Italy and have won the "Best Illustration of the Year" award from the Slovenian branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).