Leelo Tungal

Tungal studied Estonian literature at the University of Tartu. After her graduation, she has worked as a teacher, editor, drama and literature consultant for the Estonian Puppet Theatre, and as a freelance writer. In 1994, she founded the children's magazine Hea Laps, and worked as its editor-in-chief until January 2019. She has published over 80 books of prose and poetry for children and young adults, has written several libretti for Estonian composers, and has translated children's poetry and plays from Bulgarian, English, Finnish, Russian, and several other languages. In 1994, "Nagu merelaine" of her lyric represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. == Personal ==

Leelo Tungal was married to composer Raimo Kangro; their children are writer Maarja Kangro, artist and cultural critic Anna-Magdaleena Kangro. ==Poetry (a selection)==

• 1966 (Peewits weirdly complained) • 1974 (Blooming chasm) • 1979 • 1979 (A book and a birch tree) • 1981 (Soil spinner) • 1982 (Grouse game) • 1986 (The substance of light) • 1993 (No name, no price) • 1994 (The only heroic deed is a smile) • 2002 (Hand is white, charcoal is black) • 2007 (Past perfect) ==Children's poetry (a selection)==

• 1976 (A dog´s life) • 1978 (Reading Wolf) • 1982 (Little satchel) • 1983 • 1983 (Curious dog Tondu) • 1985 (Hello-Hello!) • 1988 (Old spunk kindergarten) • 1991 (Mother´s helpers) • 1992 (Round of the year) • 1993 (Piggy Pamp) • 1994 • 2000 (Berry root beneath the snow) • 2001 (Letters to Santa Claus) • 2004 (Ladybug with fax) • 2006 (Latvian ice cream) • 2009 ==Fiction (a selection)==

• 1978 (Pretty old Lady) [short stories] • 1980 (The Virgin Mary´s Four Days) [novel for young people] • 2008 (Comrade Kid and the Grown-Ups) [an autobiographical novel] • 2009 (Velvet and Sawdust) [novel, a sequel for Comrade Kid and the Grown-Ups] • 2018 (A Woman´s Touch, a.k.a. Comrade Kid and Dad) [novel, a sequel for Velvet and Sawdust] ==Fiction for children (a selection)==

• 1983 (Half a dog) • 1986 (Potato, cow and a cosmonaut) • 1986 (Colorful Butterfly Summer) • 1989 (Pille, Madis and others) • 1989 (Kristiina, the Middle One) • 1991 (Barbara and the Summer Dogs) • 1993 (Vampire and pioneer) • 1994 (Barbara and the Autumn Dogs) • 1997 (We spook, we haunt) • 2010 (The Santa Claus Who Was Afraid of Kids) • 2013 (Carrot Works as a Carrot) • 2014 (Our Grandma is a Witch) • 2014 (Pedro the Poodle and the Apology Gift) • 2015 (Joseph the Bunny Looks for a Friend) • 2016 (Ludwig the Snowman´s Lucky Day) • 2017 (Hallo!) • 2017 (Delilah the Dolphin´s Whale of a Friend) • 2018 (Tail) • 2018 (The Elves on fuss) == Translations ==

Selected translations Barbara and the Summer Dogs • Russian: 2012 Barbara and the Autumn Dogs • Russian: 2012 Bundle the Piglet • Finnish: 1993 Comrade Kid and the Grown-Ups • Latvian: 2018 • Lithuanian: 2013 • Russian: 2010 Felix the Hedgehog series • Russian: 2014 A Half of a Dog • Russian: 1991 Hello-Hello • Russian: 1991 Juku, Kalle and Klabautermann in Tallinn • Finnish: 2002 Kristiina, the Middle One • Russian: 2009 • Finnish: 1994 Ludwig the Snowman´s Lucky Day • Latvian: 2018 • German: 2017 The More the Merrier • Russian: 1984 Potatoes, Cows and Cosmonauts • English: Perioodika 1991 Tales of Miriam • Russian: 2009 The Tilk Family Goes to the Song Festival • Russian: 2011 Velvet and Sawdust • Russian: 2012 The Virgin Mary´s Four Days • Russian: 1986 ==Awards==

• 1995 Karl Eduard Sööt Award for children's literature (Happy Birthday!) • 1997 Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (We Spook! We Haunt!) • 1999 Julius Oro Award for children's literature • 2000 Karl Eduard Sööt Award for children's literature (It Sure is Good!) • 2007 Karl Eduard Sööt Award for children's literature (Latvian Ice Cream) • 2007 Muhv Award for promoting children's literature • 2008 Harjumaa Kultuuripärl (The Culture Pearl of Harjumaa) • 2010 IBBY Honour List (Comrade Kid and the Grown-Ups) • 2010–2014, 2017, 2019 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award candidate • 2013 Good Children’s Book (Carrot Works as a Carrot) • 2014 The Merit Award “With Children and For Children” of the Ombudsman for Children, for the lifetime achievement • 2015 Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann Language Prize • 2016 Good Children’s book (Ludwig the Snowman’s Lucky Day) • 2017 Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Hallo!) • 2018 National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture • 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee • 2019 Viru County Literary Award (trilogy “Comrade Kid”) • 2019 Baltic Assembly Prize in Literature == References ==