Lista Publishing House

„Lista” Publishing House began its activity in 1993. Among the main focuses of its work are literature for students and children’s folklore. Typical examples are the titles in the „Lista for the Student” series: Bulgarian Folk Tales; The Gods and People of Hellas (ancient Greek myths and legends); Krali Marko /tales, songs, legends/; Bulgarian Folk Proverbs, Sayings and Riddles; Bulgarian Fables; Petar Plet Plete /tongue twisters, nursery rhymes, counting rhymes/; Folklore and Education, 2003. The emblem of the publishing house is the deluxe series “Children’s Folklore Encyclopedia” by Dr. Liliya Stareva and Prof. Plamen Bochkov. The books are richly illustrated with children’s drawings. The illustrators are children from the studio of the artist Boryana Zanova. The encyclopedia presents, by theme and through myth and legend, fascinating examples of our folklore heritage. So far six volumes of the „Children’s Folklore Encyclopedia” have been published: Vol. 1. Astronomy, Meteorology, Animals and Plants; Vol. 2. The Devil, Dragons, Fates, Wood Nymphs, Vampires; Vol. 3. God and Man. Old Testament Legends; Vol. 4. Saints and People; Vol. 5. Krali Marko, Momchil, Doychin and Other Heroes; Vol. 6. Bulgarian Kings, Voivodes and Heroes.
The publishing house also offers a number of other titles, which you can browse on the website. They bring together the finest examples of Bulgarian oral folklore, the wisdom, experience, childlike perspective and magical world of our people.