Leopold Suhodolčan
![Leopold Suhodolčan in 1958](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Leopold_Suhodol%C4%8Dan_1958.jpg)
Suhodolčan was born in Žiri in 1928. He worked as a teacher and headmaster in Prevalje in Slovenian Carinthia. Though he wrote adult fiction, he is better known for his writing for young readers. His children's books have also been translated and published outside Slovenia. He died in Golnik in 1980. The Central Carinthian Library in Ravne na Koroškem has a memorial room dedicated to Suhodolčan.
He won the Levstik Award twice, in 1965 for his book ''Velikan in Pajac'' (The Giant and the Clown) and in 1979 for his book ''Piko Dinozaver'' (Piko the Dinosaur) and other books. Provided by Wikipedia
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