Vladimir Nazor plays an important role in Croatian children's literature. His works are on the list of required reading for elementary school children, but in working with preschool children they are not sufficiently represented. His extremely rich creativity, offers many opportunities to work with children of preschool age. In example of Veli Jože, the purpose was to display one of these options. In order to fully understand the role and importance of his works, it is important to know Nazor himself. One part of this work is dedicated to Nazor's biography and overall creativity. In it we find the author's intimate world and its exceptional connection with children. Story's, especially legends and fairy tales are for centuries present in all nations. Because of their miraculous elements children are equally interested today, as well as at the time they occur. They develop the child's spiritual life, stimulate imagination and creativity. Educator should use children's interest in order to meet with writers and stories of their own homeland. In this way we help the child to get to know themselves and the world around them, and native literature keep from oblivion.