Piret Raud

Piret Raud

Piret Raud (born July 15, 1971 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian artist and children's book author .

Life

Piret Raud was born as the daughter of the writers Eno Raud and Aino Pervik . The writers Mihkel Raud and Rein Raud are her older brothers, the writer Mart Raud was her grandfather. She went to school in Tallinn and studied there after graduating from high school (1989) at the art college . In 1995 she completed her studies with a Bachelor of Arts and in 1998 with a Master of Arts as a graphic designer . Among other things, she worked as an art teacher and editor of the children's magazine Tahke ('Sternchen'). Since 1999 she has lived in Tallinn as a freelance artist and writer.

Personal exhibitions

• 1993 Baroti Gallery, Klaipėda , Lithuania
• 1995 Draakoni Gallery, Tallinn
• 1997 Sammas Gallery, Tallinn

Books

• Kataleena isemoodi juuksed ('Kataleena's strange hair', 1995)
• Ernesto küülikud ('Ernesto's Rabbit', 2004)
• (in cooperation with Peeter Volkonski ) Onu Volgi värsiaabits ('Onkel Volgis Versalphabet', 2004)
• (together with Kauksi Ülle and Kerttu Soans) Hääd ööd! : emade õhtujutte: 23 juttu ('Good night. Mother's bedtime stories, 23 pieces', 2006)
• Sanna ja salakütid ('Sanna and the Poachers', 2006)
• Printsess Luluu ja härra Kere ('Princess Lulu and Mr Kere', 2008)
• Härra Linnu lugu (2009; German The story of Mr. Vogel . Translated by Anu Lehmann. Leipzig: Leiv. 2010)
• Emma roosad asjad ('Emma's pink things', 2010)
• Tobias ja teine ​​B ('Tobias and the second B', 2010)

Literary prizes

• 2004 1st prize of the Estonian Center for Children's Literature, the Tahke magazine and the Tänapäev publishing house in the My First Book competition .

• 2005 annual prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital in the category of children's literature.

• 2008 annual prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital in the children's literature category.

• 2009 Prize Raisin of the Year from the Center for Children's Literature