SUMMARY

Music for Troll by Violeta Palčinskaitė was recognised as the best book for children published in 2011, author‘s award acceptance speach opens the present issue of RUBINAITIS. Two REVIEWS also deals with books of 2011: Jolita Liškevičienė analyses new illustrations by the Lithuanian artists and Antanas Šimkus characterises some important translations for children and YA. Loreta Žvironaitė discusses literary fairy tales by Jonas Avyžius (1922–1999), the article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the author. Kęstutis Urba commemorates centenary of Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer by Waldemar Bonsels, the book is comprehensively analysed and characterised. The caption READINGS OF MY CHILDHOOD is prepared by Kęstutis Urba, who interviewed literary scholar and educationalist Regina Norkevičienė. Loreta Jakonytė reviews collection of articles by Džiuljeta Maskuliūnienė and Giedrė Narbutaitė presents Eine Woche voller Samstage by Paul Maar, just translated into Lithuanian, in the section AT A CLOSER LOOK. Reda Tamulienė and Ona Kaladienė writes about the most popular books children and YA read in 2011 in LETTERS section, and Roma Kišūnaitė compiled BIBILIOGRAPHY of publications on Children‘s literature and reading, published in 2011.

Žurnalas „Rubinaitis“, 2012 Nr. 2 (62)