Berta Golob

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