Children's & YA
Bugsy and Gooey and yummy-yuckish dinner fuss
The story about good bacteria
by Jelena Pervan, Jelena Brezovec
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NO. 1 CHILDREN’S CHOICE IN CROATIA
Bugsy and Gooey are two mischievous bacteria who eagerly await the most wonderful time of the year - Christmas. They look forward to the delicious holiday treats and spending time with their family at the Christmas dinner. It would be a perfect party if their cousins, the good bacteria Yummelia and Munchelia, were not sitting at the same table. Unlike them, they are always polite, tidy, and well-behaved, which Bugsy and Gooey find especially annoying.
Little girl Eve is also looking forward to Christmas, baking cookies, singing Christmas songs and spending time with her family. This year, she ate too many sweets that she found under the Christmas tree, so Bugsy and Gooey decided to make a real yummy-yuckish mess in her stomach. Fortunately, the good bacteria have a plan how to solve this chaos yuckhaos.
The picture book ”Bugsy and Gooey and yummy-yuckish dinner fuss - a story about good bacteria” is a special holiday edition within the series of educational picture books about hygiene. In it, curious little ones will discover what they can do for the good bacteria in their tummies, helping their bodies stay healthy and feel good.
Hygiene series about the adventures of bacteria Bugsy and Gooey are the most popular children’s books in Croatia, sold in tens of thousands of copies and are a true literary brand. They have helped thousands of children adopt hygienic habits – wash their teeth, hands, body, hair, feet, clean their rooms and get rid of the habit of picking their nose. Due to their mischievousness and yucky language, they are extremely fun and humorous to children, they laugh and have fun while learning about healthy habits at the same time. Bugsy and Gooey have become synonymous with cleanliness. Parents love them too.
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Rights sold to: Poland, Serbia
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Endorsements
Author Jelena Pervan nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2026.
Author Biography
Author: Jelena Pervan
Jelena Pervan was born in Split, Croatia. She started writing and publishing children’s stories in her teenage years and has studied journalism. Her professional journey started in writing for children’s web sites, radio, magazines and literary projects, but her true inspiration and passion were here literary workshops with children in libraries, kindergartens and elementary schools. She published her first picture book in 2012, at the age of 19. Since that she has published 17 children’s books, she is a member of the Croatian Society of Writers for Children and is an author of the most popular Croatian children’s book series about hygiene – Mrljek & Prljek.
Illustrator: Jelena Brezovec
Jelena Brezovec has a master’s degree in social studies. For a long time, drawing was just a hobby, until 2008 when she became a co-founder of the publishing house Evenio and decided to study digital illustration, with the focus on children’s illustration. So far, she has illustrated more than 40 picture books and many other publications. She is the winner of the Grigor Vitez “Bird” Award, a special praise from the children’s jury. She has illustrated the most popular children’s book series in Croatia – Mrljek & Prljek. Her illustrations have been part of many exhibitions throughout Croatia. She lives and works in Varaždin, Croatia.
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All of our publications are carefully designed and have a purpose of helping children meet the world around them, themselves, their emotions, learn how to recognize and nurture the values of modern world, as well as to grow up into responsible, happy, fulfilled and proactive adults. We aim to be a support for parents and educators on this journey so that they can help their children grow and learn together through stories, imagination and pictures.
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- Publisher Evenio
- Publication Date October 2025
- Orginal LanguageCroatian
- ISBN/Identifier 9789533850351
- Publication Country or regionCroatia
- FormatOther
- Pages26
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleMrljek i Prljek i mljackobljackava frka za stolom – Priča o dobrim bakterijama
- EditionEvenio
- Copyright Year2025
- Page size21x27 (21x27) cm
- Biblio Notescardboard
- SeriesHygiene
- Series Part7
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