{"id":1750,"date":"2024-04-03T23:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/valter\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:06:21","slug":"valter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/v\/valter\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Valter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tChildren\u2019s stories<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAbout Edgar Valter<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tEdgar Valter (21 IX 1929 \u2013 4 III 2006) was a writer, cartoonist and artist, one of the best-known illustrators of Estonian children\u2019s books.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tValter was born and attended school in Tallinn and held various jobs in his youth. From 1950, Valter was a freelance artist. He was a member of the Estonian Artists\u2019 Union and the Estonian Association of Journalists. In the second half of his life, he lived on P\u00f6\u00f6rism\u00e4e farm in V\u00f5ru County. Valter died in Tartu and is buried in the Forest Cemetery in Tallinn. He has been broadly recognised as both an artist and a writer; for example, he earned the title of Merited Cultural Figure of Estonian SSR (1986), received the Meie Mats humour prize (1991), was an honorary member of the Estonian Artists\u2019 Union (2005), received the Order of the White Star, class III (2001) and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Estonian National Culture Foundation (2001).\n<\/p>\n

\n\tValter as an artist is mainly known as the illustrator of many books. The main part of them are children\u2019s books, including such classics of Estonian children\u2019s literature as Sipsik<\/em> (\u2018Raggie\u2019) and Naksitrallid<\/em> (\u2018Three Jolly Fellows\u2019) by Eno Raud<\/a>, Kr\u00f5ll<\/em> by Ellen Niit<\/a>, Kunksmoor<\/em> (\u2018Old Mother Kunks\u2019) by Aino Pervik<\/a> and Nublu<\/em> by Jaan Rannap<\/a>. Valter also practised painting and graphic arts. An essential place in his creation belongs to cartoons, which appeared in the press from 1944 and also as separate books.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first children\u2019s book written and illustrated by Valter himself \u2013 Pokuraamat<\/em> (\u2018The Poku Book\u2019) \u2013 appeared in 1994. It speaks about the pokus<\/em> \u2013 small creatures akin to forest fairies whose appearance resembles clumps of sedges. The book has been published in many editions and translations, as colouring books, an ABC-book, etc. Valter received numerous prizes for it, for example the children\u2019s literature annual award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (1995), special prize of theA. H. Tammsaare<\/a> Literary Award (1996), several prizes of the Nukits Competition organised by the Estonian Children\u2019s Literature Centre, the Estonian National Culture Award (1996) and the Eerik Kumari Nature Conservation Award (2002). For Pokuraamat<\/em> and his whole life\u2019s work, Valter was entered into the Honour List of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in 1995.\u00a0 In V\u00f5ru County in South Estonia, there is also the Pokumaa (Pokuland) theme park. In this and his other books for children, Valter is remarkable for his environmentally friendly attitude, harmony and warm humour. A book helpful for exploring nature is also, for example, Kuidas \u00f5ppida vaatama?<\/em> (\u2018How to Learn to Look?\u2019, 2000), which won the second place in the category of artists in Nukits Competition in 2002. Historical themes are dealt with in Valter\u2019s books for children Ahaa, kummitab!<\/em> (\u2018Woo Hoo, It\u2019s Haunting\u2019, 1995) and Ikka veel kummitab<\/em> (\u2018It\u2019s Still Haunting\u2019, 2005).\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the children\u2019s book Pintselsabad<\/em> (\u2018Brushtails\u2019, 1998), Valter received the A. H. Tammsaare Literary Award (1999) and the main prize for the artist and the second prize for the writer in Nukits Competition (2000). Based on the book, Estonian Television produced a series directed by Hendrik Toompere in 1998. In 1996, Valter\u2019s book Kassike ja kakuke<\/em> (\u2018Kitty and Bun\u2019, 1995) won the second place in Nukits Competition in the category of artists.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA. K. (Translated by I. A.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tBooks in Estonian<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBooks for children<\/em><\/strong>
Ahaa, kummitab!<\/strong> Tartu: Elmatar, 1995, 69 lk [2. tr 2016]
Kassike ja kakuke<\/strong>. Tallinn: Ulvi Postkaart, 1995, 47 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2006, 2021]
Lugu lahkest lohe Justusest ja printsess Miniminnist<\/strong>. Tallinn: Sinisukk, 1995, 57 lk [2. tr 2013]
Pokuraamat<\/strong>. Tallinn: Ulvi Postkaart, 1994, 143 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2019]
Pintselsabad<\/strong>: luuletus. Tartu: Elmatar, 1995, 10 lk
Kullast vilepill<\/strong>. Tallinn: Ulvi Postkaart, 1996, 19 lk
Isand Tuutu ettev\u00f5tmised<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 1997, 103 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2014, 2021]
Iika: nii noor, aga juba n\u00f5id!<\/strong> Tallinn: Sinisukk, 1998, 87 lk
Pintselsabad<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 1998, 95 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2006, 2021]
Metsa p\u00fchap\u00e4ev<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 1999, 60 lk
Kuidas \u00f5ppida vaatama?<\/strong>. Tallinn: Elmatar, 2000, 59 lk [2. tr 2010]
Pokuaabits<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 2002, 158 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2019, 2022]
Pokulood<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 2004, 176 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2009, 2019]
Ikka veel kummitab!<\/strong> Tartu: Elmatar, 2005, 189 lk
Noodaspea luiskelood<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 2011, 64 lk\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCartoons<\/em><\/strong>
Kaugel naljast<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti NSV Ajakirjanike Liit, 1964, 48 lk
Pildiraamat koolij\u00e4rikutele<\/strong>. Tallinn: EKP Keskkomitee, 1970, 48 lk
Jahikoera memuaarid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Perioodika, 1974, 128 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2004, 2020]
84 lk.
Ho-Ho-Hoo!<\/strong> Tartu: Elmatar, 2002, 100 lk
Natuke naljakad pildid<\/strong>. Tartu: Elmatar, 2003, 88 lk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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