{"id":227,"date":"2024-04-03T23:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/hinrikus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:50:14","slug":"hinrikus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/h\/hinrikus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kadri Hinrikus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Kadri Hinrikus <\/span>(b. 22. VI 1970) is a children\u2019s author and journalist.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tShe graduated from the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute (now the University of Tallinn) specialising in stage direction in 1992. She has worked as a news editor and programme director at Kuku Raadio, TV1 and ETV. Since 2019 she has been editor of the magazine T\u00e4heke. She has been a member of the Writers\u2019 Union since 2014.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinrikus came to children\u2019s literature with the personal memory-based books Miia ja Friida <\/i>(\u2018Mia and Frida\u2019, 2008) and Kui emad olid v\u00e4ikesed <\/i>(\u2018When Mums Were Small\u2019, 2009) which tell from experience what it is like to be a child in different generations. The plots of Hinrikus\u2019 warm and friendly children\u2019s books are mostly set in contemporary times, dealing with various current topics, such as the award-winning Katariina ja herned <\/i>(\u2018Katarina and the Peas\u2019, 2017), dealing with the break-up of a family and the problems of a foster-family, and the ever greater influence of smart technology on human relationships. In the book Taaniel Teine <\/i>(\u2018Daniel the Second\u2019, 2015), because his parents are working abroad Taaniel lives with his grandfather, who tries to support the boy in every way. The issues of coping for a brother and sister who live with their father after their mother dies are treated in Et head haldjad sind hoiaksid <\/i>(\u2018May Good Fairies Look After You\u2019, 2012). On the other hand, Koos isaga<\/em> (\u2018Together With Father\u2019, 2026) deals with the grief following the loss of a father. In the book Elevant<\/em> (\u2018Elephant\u2019, 2022), K\u00e4rt has to cope with loneliness and school bullying. The story collection Piire kombates<\/em> (\u2018Testing the Limits\u2019, 2023) is intended for teenagers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Instead of children as the central figures, animals appear as the protagonists in stories, such as the view of the world of dogs in Taks ja Dogi <\/i>(\u2018Dachshund and Mastiff\u2019, 2020)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> and its sequels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tApart from realistic stories, Hinrikus has also written literary fairy tales, such as \u00c4ra muretse mu p\u00e4rast <\/i>(\u2018Don\u2019t Worry about Me\u2019, 2018). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hinrikus has been awarded the Good Children\u2019s Book prize for Et head haldajad sind hoiaksid <\/i>and Katariina ja herned<\/i>. Katariina ja herned <\/i>and Elevant<\/em> also won the Tartu Children\u2019s Book Award. The International Youth Library, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, has chosen for \u2018The White Ravens\u2019, its catalogue of children\u2019s books, Et head haldajad sind hoiaksid <\/i>and Taaniel Teine.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tA. K. (Translated by C. M.)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Books in Estonian<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s literature<\/b><\/i>
Miia ja Friida<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Ekspressi Kirjastus, 2008, 159 lk.
Kui emad olid v\u00e4ikesed<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Ekspressi Kirjastus, 2009, 96 lk.
P\u00f5mmu, Podsu ja teised s\u00f5brad<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Ajalehed, 2010, 47 lk.
Et head haldjad sind hoiaksid<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2012, 102 lk. [j\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 2013, 2017.]
Konnade m\u00e4ss<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2014, 25 lk.
Suur maailmareis<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2015, 63 lk.
Taaniel Teine<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2015, 108 lk.
Sandra 12 kuud<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2016, 53 lk.
Katariina ja herned<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2017, 75 lk.
\u00c4ra muretse mu p\u00e4rast<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2018, 66 lk.
Millest sa unistad?<\/b> Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2019, 72 lk.
Tohuvabohu<\/b>. Tallinn: Tallinna Keskraamatukogu, 2019, 48 lk.
Taks ja Dogi<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2020, 70 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> [2. tr\u00fckk: 2024.]
Elevant<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2021, 71 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 2022.]
Vennalikud lood<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2022, 84 lk.
V\u00f5ta aega olla liblikas<\/strong>. Tallinn: Koolibri, 2022, 46 lk.
Piire kombates<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2023, 103 lk.
Elu ise on k\u00f5ige imelisem muinasjutt<\/strong>. Tallinn: Koolibri, 2024, 46 lk.
Taksi ja Dogi suvi<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2024, 78 lk.
Taksi ja Dogi suur p\u00e4ev<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2025, 79 lk.
Koos isaga<\/strong>. Tallinn: Koolibri, 2026, 63 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tMiscellaneous<\/b><\/i>
S\u00f5na v\u00e4gi on suurem kui s\u00f5jav\u00e4gi<\/b>. Tallinn: Koolibri, 2018, 44 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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