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Ola Plocinska, also credited as Aleksandra (Ola) Woldanska-Plocinska, is a Polish illustrator and graphic designer whose work spans children’s books, posters and editorial projects. She studied Graphic Design at the University of the Arts in Poznan and has taught in the university’s packaging studio.
Her author-illustrator titles include Pierwsze urodziny prosiaczka (Czerwony Konik, 2010), Marchewka z groszkiem (Czerwony Konik, 2011), Co dwie brody to nie jedna (Alegoria, 2011) and Drugie urodziny prosiaczka (Czerwony Konik, 2012). She contributed illustration to design and nonfiction projects, including The ABCs of Polish Design (2017).
Plocinska has collaborated internationally on children’s nonfiction. She illustrated Nick Crumpton’s Dinosaur Desert: A Prehistoric Journey of Discovery (Templar Books, 31 July 2025; ISBN 9781800786653).
Her illustration for Mrówka wychodzi za mąż received the Polish Book Publishers Association (PTWK) distinction for the Most Beautiful Book of 2009, awarded in 2010.
Suggested reading books for Year 4 children, aged 8-9. A selection of exciting titles aimed at boys and girls of all abilities in lower KS2. Featured authors include Michael Rosen, Helen Cresswell, Andy Griffiths, Pamela Butchart and Malorie Blackman.
Children’s books of the year 2025 – our team has picked a shortlist of great children’s and teen titles published in the last 12 months, with fiction, non-fiction and picture books for 3-18 years and a diverse range of prose, poetry and graphic novels. Vote now!
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