Biweekly magazine for youth, published since 1957. It focuses primarily on popularizing scientific and technical phenomena, but also contains drawn comic series.
The largest and oldest Czech publishing company that publishes books for children and youth. It is now a part of Albatros Media, Plc.
Distinguished 20th-century painter and a very prolific illustrator whose drawings decorated hundreds of adventure books and who became a foremost representative of paleo art.
Literary works primarily intended for young readers and listeners have a long tradition in Czech culture. Many Czech writers and illustrators of children’s books have become famous abroad as well.
Popular Czech writer, author of literature for children and television children’s stories, creator of legendary characters, e.g. Rumcajs the robber. He is now regarded as one of the classic authors of Czech fairy tales.
Specialized comic magazine based on the eponymous series of four animal protagonists. It has the longest publication history and is intended for children aged 6 to 13.
Popular author of youth literature, author of the legendary comics Rapid Arrows (Rychlé šípy) and a foremost representative of the Czech scout movement in Czechoslovakia.
Czech explorer, botanist, ethnographer, writer and photographer. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (Long Hunter) and in Europe he was nicknamed Cactus Hunter.
Literary award presented since 2012 to best writers, illustrators, publishers, translators and critics of books for children and youth published in the Czech Republic.
Poet, prose writer, translator, author of experimental poetry and literature for children.
One of the first Czechoslovak comic magazines intended for older children and youth. It was published between 1926 and 1928 on newspaper paper with comics and comic series.
Film and television screenwriter, poet and dramatist. He became famous as author of original screenplays for film comedies, television series and animated bedtime stories.
Director and creator of animated films, illustrator of children’s books. Author of the internationally famous character Mole and the legendary logo of the Trick Brothers studio.
Weekly magazine primarily aimed at young readers. It was published by the publishing company Melantrich from 1935 until 1941.
Fine artist, illustrator and author of children’s books in which she combines textual and artistic elements. She received the Gold Ribbon award for life-long contribution to literature and art.
Children’s comic magazine, published from 1935 to 1942 in Prague as entertainment literature with written adventure stories. It was the first to publish the best hand-coloured photographs by its readers.
Prose writer and poet, one of the most famous representatives of Realism in Czech literature, author of the so-called country prose. He realistically depicted life in the Podkrkonoší region and the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
Fictional club of five boys from books and comics by Jaroslav Foglar. One of the biggest phenomena of Czech comics and popular culture.
Writer, author of books for children and youth. He has been one of the most read and highly-acclaimed Czech authors of children’s literature for a long time. He won the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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