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Jelka Godec Schmidt (born 1 May 1958) is a Slovene illustrator and writer of children's books.[1]

Jelka Godec Schmidt
Born	(1958-05-01)1 May 1958 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenian
Education	Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Known for	illustrating, writing children's books
Notable work	Children's books writing and illustration
Awards	Levstik Award 1997 Bisernica: slovenske kratke pripovedi za otroke

Godec was born in Ljubljana in 1958. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and has since worked as a free-lance artist. She has illustrated over 40 books and her illustrations also appear in magazines for children.[2] Her mother Ančka Gošnik Godec is also an illustrator, as was her husband Matjaž Schmidt.

She won the Levstik Award in 1997 for her illustrations of Bisernica: slovenske kratke pripovedi za otroke (Bisernica: Traditional Short Stories for Children).[3]

Selected illustrated works

• Zgodba o volku in lisici (The Tale of the Wolf and the Fox), written by Mojiceja Podgoršek, 2009
• Najlepše pravljice 2 (Most Beautiful Fairy Tales 2), 2009
• Zobek Mlečko pri zobozdravniku (Milky the Tooth at the Dentist's), written by Helena Koncut Kraljič, 2009
• O štirih prijatejih (About Four Friends), written by Mojiceja Podgoršek, 2009
• Janko in Metka in druge pravljice (Hansel and Gretel and Other Fairy Tales), written by Brothers Grimm, 2009
• Mizica, pogrni se in druge pravljice (The Wishing-Table and Other Tales), written by Brothers Grimm, 2009
• Mavrične kraljične (The Rainbow Princesses), written by Helena Koncut Kraljič, 2007
• Škrat Zguba in kameleon 3 (Goblin Looser and Cameleon 3), author and illustrator, 2006
• Najdihojca, written by Fran Levstik, 2005

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