Slovenske pravljice v Stripu, by Matjaž Schmidt, winner of the Levstik Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009
The Levstik Award, named after author Fran Levstik (1831–1887), has been bestowed by Mladinska knjiga Publishing House since 1949 for best literary works, non-fiction and illustrations of children's and youg adult literature, and, since 1999, for lifetime achievement in writing and illustration of children's literature.
It was the first literary award established by a Slovene publishing house after World War II and has contributed significantly to the recognition of quality children’s and young adult literature. Only books published by Mladinska knjiga Publishing House are eligible for the award, although the award committee is composed of outside members.
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