About

Sladana Knezevic Najbauer,
was born in SFR Yugoslavia. Her love for literature and writing enhanced her childhood and life. Her poems were published in the early eighties in the magazines, “Nada” and “Treće Oko”. She published three poetry books: “Zlatousti” in 1993. “Mahovina Sna” in 1994. And in 1996 a poetry book for children, “Veliko Mali Sanjari”, illustrated by children from her neighborhood. Besides poetry, she is actively involved in artwork, photography, and painting. She had two solo exhibitions of her paintings at the Regis Center in Calgary. Tree of her books: “Seme Maslačkovo” and “Zarobljeni Deda Mraz”, and the bilingual book, “Riddles and Rhymes for Fun Family Times”, (Serbian/English) were published by Slovensko Slovo, in Europe, Serbia. Sladana continues to write, mostly for children, because there is nothing more enchanting than the smiles of children.

Slađana Knežević Najbauer,
Rođena je u SFR Jugoslaviji. Ljubav prema pisanoj reči obeležila je i ulepšala njeno detinjstvo i život. Svoje pesme je objavljivala u časopisima Nada i Treće Oko. Objavila je tri knjige poezije:
Zlatousti (1993), Mahovinu Sna (1994), i drugo, latinično izdanje Mahovine Sna (2023), te zbirku pesama za decu, Veliko – Mali Sanjari (1996), koju su ilustrovala deca iz Zmaj Jovine ulice u Belom Manastiru.
Objavila je i dvojezičnu knjigu zagonetki: Zavrzlame za Decu, Tate i Mame (2023), na srpskom i engleskom jeziku, knjigu za decu, Bubble Trouble (2023), Little Dragonfly, i knjigu Little Raccoon, kao i tri knjige zagonetki na engleskom jeziku, Riddles and Rhymes for Fun Family Times (2023).
Bavi se pisanjem, fotografijom i slikarstvom.
Imala je dve samostalne izložbe slika u Regis Centru, u Kalgariju. Piše svoje radove na srpskom i engleskom jeziku. Uskoro će da objavi dečiju knjigu Zarobljeni Deda Mraz. Član je Sveslovenskog književnog društva iz Beograda.
Voli da piše pesme, priče, bajke i zagonetke za decu, jer kako kaže, “Nema ništa lepše i čarobnije na svetu od dečijeg osmeha.”