Melita Vovk
Melita Vovk was a Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books.
Melita Vovk was born in Bled in 1928. She has illustrated numerous children's books and won the Levstik Award twice, in 1957 for her illustrations for Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora by Milan Šega and in 1965 for her illustrations for three books, Basni by Ivan Krylov, Puhek v Benetkah by Mira Mihelič and Pustov god by Vera Albreht. She received the lifetime achievement award for illustration at the 9th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration in 2010.
Vovk's first husband was the literary critic and stage director Bojan Štih and she is sometimes referred to as Melita Vovk Štih. Their daughter Ejti Štih is also a painter who lives and works in Santa Cruz in Bolivia.
Ko zorijo jagode, written by Branka Jurca, 1976Uganke, written by Oton Župančič, 1975Zverinice z Večne poti, written by Polonca Kovač, 1975Avtomoto mravlje, written by Jože Snoj, 1975Veliki čarovnik Ujtata, written by Vida Brest, 1974Juri-Muri v Afriki, written by Tone Pavček, 1973Popki, written by Breda Smolnikar, 1973 Nevsakdanje potovanje, written by Ada Škerl, 1973 Gimnazijka, written by Anton Ingolič, 1973Moja prva knjiga, written by Tone Seliškar, 1969Teden ima sedem dni, sedem dni ima teden, written by Smiljan Rozman, 1969Novo leto na strehi, written by Mira Mihelič, 1966 Pustov god, written by Vera Albreht, 1965Puhek v Benetkah, written by Mira Mihelič, 1965Sračje sodišče ali Je, kar je, written by Matej Bor, 1961Žemlje, written by Ferdo Godina, 1961Skriti dnevnik, written by Leopold Suhodolčan, 1961Nekoč pod Gorjanci, written by Vera Albreht, 1960Tacek, written by Ela Peroci, 1959Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora, written by Milan Šega, 1957Ptice in grm, written by Vida Brest, 1955