Berta Golob

Berta Golob
Golob in 2007
Born	(1932-08-09) 9 August 1932 Struževo, Slovenia
Occupation	Writer, poet, librarian and teacher
Notable awards	Levstik Award 1982 for Žive besede

Berta Golob (born 9 August 1932) is a Slovene writer and poet, a retired teacher and librarian.

Golob was born in Struževo which is now part of Kranj in 1932. She studied Slavistics at the University of Ljubljana and worked as a teacher and librarian. She is a prolific writer of children's books, in recent years mostly on religious subjects and has also published four poetry collections that also have a religious theme.

In 1982 she won the Levstik Award for her book Žive besede (Living Words).

Selected published works

• Sovražim vas (I Hate You), 1976
• Znani obrazi (Well Known Faces), 1980
• Drobne zgodbe (Tiny Stories), 1980
• Žive besede (Living Words), 1982
• Skrinja iz babičine bale (The Chest from Grandma's Dowry), 1983
• Srce ustvarja, roka piše: srečanja z mladinskimi pisatelji (The Heart Creates, the Hand Writes: Meetings with Youth Writers), 1983
• Sporočanje v Ptičjem logu (Informing in Birds Wood), 1984
• Jezikovni vozli (Tongue Twisters), 1988
• Igrarije, besedne čarovnije (Playful Magic of Words), 1988
• Kako visoko je nebo (How High Is The Sky?), 1990
• Šolske razglednice (School Postcards), 1990
• Kažipotja med šolo in domom (Roadsigns from School to Home), 1990
• Med nama, Gospod (Between Us, Lord), 1992
• Dežela Slovničarija (The World of Grammar), 1992
• O nerodovitni smokvi (On the Fruitless Fig Tree), 1994
• O bahavem in skromnem možu (On the Boastful and the Humble Man), 1994
• O sejalcu in semenu (On the Sower and the Seeds), 1994
• K blagoslovu nesejo veseli (They Go Happily to the Blessing), 1994
• Sveti Miklavž: pobarvanka (Saint Nicholas: A Colouring Book), 1994
• Pastirica Urška (Urška the Shepherdess), 1994
• Do zvezd in nazaj (To the Stars and Back), 1995
• Slovnica, odčarana čarovnica (Grammar the Enchanted Witch), 1995
• Sveti Martin (Saint Martin), 1995
• O izgubljenem sinu: svetopisemska prilika (On the Prodigal Son: a Biblical Parable), 1995
• Anton Martin Slomšek (Anton Martin Slomšek), 1996
• Daljna preteklost naše vasi (the Distant Past of Out Village), 1997
• Bela žena, divji mož (White maiden, Wild Man), 1997
• Sveti Frančišek, brat cvetic in živali (Saint Frances, Brother of Flowers and Animals), 1997
• Škof Baraga (Bishop Baraga), 1997
• Mati Terezija, dobri angel Kalkute (Mother Tereza, the Good Angel of Calcutta), 1998
• Blaženi škof Anton Martin (The Blessed Bishop Anton Martin), 1998
• Marija Pomagaj na Brezjah (Mary Help at Brezje), 1998
• Senca svetlobe (The Shadow of Light), 1999
• Kam ljudje hitijo? (Where Are People Rushing To), 1999
• Sveti Jurij – Zeleni Jurij (Saint George – Green George), 1999
• Marijine srajčke (Mary's Vests), 1999
• Daljave prihodnosti (The Distances of the Future), 1999
• Zrna dedove modrosti (Grains of Grandpa's Wisdom), 2000
• Janez Krstnik (John the Baptist), 2000
• Kam ta romar roma (Where Does the Pilgrim Go To), 2000
• Z Gospodom na križevem potu (On the Way of the Cross with the Lord), 2000
• Napisal je knjigo (He Wrote a Book), 2001
• Pri nas je veselo: sedem igric za otroke (We Are Having Fun: Seven Games for Children), 2001
• K sveti maši gremo (We Attend Holy Mass), 2002
• Črna suknja: Friderik Irenej Baraga (The Black Cape: Frederic Baraga), 2002
• Pod križem močna žena (A Strong Woman Under the Cross), 2002
• Pogledi s hišnega praga (Views from the Doorstep), 2003
• Skriti zaklad: premišljevanje skrivnosti rožnega venca (The Hidden Treasure: The Reflective Mysteries of the Rosary), 2003
• Božič prihaja (Christmas is Coming), 2003
• Bodi svetloba: krščanstvo – izročilo in sporočilo (Be the Light: Christianity – Tradition and Message), 2003
• Sandale in sari: blažena Mati Terezija iz Kalkute (Sandals and the Sari: the Blessed Mother Tereza of Calcutta), 2004
• Svetilniki (Beacons), 2006
• Kje je sreča doma? (Where is Happiness at Home), 2007
• Preprosto pismo v raj (A Limpe Letter to Paradise), 2008
• Kruh življenja, miru in dobrote: sv. Elizabeta Avstroogrska: 800-letnica njenega rojstva (The Bread of Life, Peace and Kindness: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary: the 800th Anniversary of Her Birth), 2008
• V zrcalu evharistije (Reflecting the Eucharist), 2009
• Oče Damijan: misijonar, ki je objemal gobavce (Father Damian: the Missionary With the Lepers), 2009
• Vse to se je zgodilo (All This Happened), 2009
• Lastovka išče dom (The Swallow Seeks a Home), 2010
• Mučenec Lojze Grozde: »jaz sem neskončno drevo« (The Martyr Lojze Grozde: "I Am an Infinite Tree"), 2010