Impatience in a Box

Author: Maria Doneva

Illustrator: Elitsa Sarbinova

Year of publication: 2021

Publisher: Janet 45

Number of pages: 32

Format: 210 x 270, hardback

ISBN: 978-619-186-625-0

“The children’s poems in this book are like fireflies – light and sparkling, they shine light on things that bring joy. In this way, they subtly teach the child to notice them – and not to miss opportunities for happiness.”

Zornitsa Hristova

Three snowflakes for a title

is a good a way to begin.

Once you put them up top,

a white winter mood sets in;

it softly sprinkles the words,

who jump with joy and glee,

and above you a branch shakes down

cheerful poetry.

Agent: sofialitag.com

The book is part of the exhibition Joy, Sadness and Hope. 25 Bulgarian Children’s Book Illustrators

Maria Doneva

Maria Doneva

Maria Doneva writes poems for children and adults, as well as plays and song lyrics. She translates children’s books in verse from English. She is a playwright at the Geo Milev Drama Theatre in the city of Stara Zagora. She has a books column in Sega magazine and a literature podcast on Radio Stara Zagora. She participates in various literary music projects related to classical music and jazz. Maria Doneva is a Knight of the Book, has won the Stara Zagora, Veselin Hanchov, and Rashko Sugarev awards, and has been nominated for the Hristo G. Danov, Peroto, and Konstantin Konstantinov awards. She frequently travels for reader meetings, especially with children, and enthusiastically engages in initiatives to promote reading.

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