Poznai

Ana and Teodora fill these tales for children with mischief. The girls laugh a lot and brim with restless energy. They take joy in the world and want to change it. Elena Vlădăreanu draws on the lively girls in her own family. Their antics can make adults laugh even when they feel cross.

This is her first book for children. Liliana Basarab made the art. Vlădăreanu also writes poems, prose, and plays. Twice a week, she makes radio pieces about films. She was born in Medgidia in 1981. She lives in Bucharest with her daughters, Eva and Alexandra. They share their home with two old cats, Pamuk and Pisicel.

This is the first time Basarab has drawn art for a children’s book. Her visual art takes many forms. She draws, stitches embroidery, makes ceramics, and works with video. She was born in Galați in 1979 and lives in Bucharest. Her home is full of children. Cats from nearby homes gather in the yard.