Kairi Look Explained

Kairi Look
Birth Date:	1983 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality:	Estonian
Occupation:	Children's author
Years Active:	2012–present

Kairi Look (born 19 April 1983) is an Estonian children’s writer and author of short prose.^[1]

Biography

Kairi Look graduated in 2005 University of Tartu with a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy, and in 2008 with a master's degree as a children's rehabilitation specialist from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. She has studied in the same field in Finland and the University of Ghent, in Belgium. She has worked at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris and as a publisher of scientific literature at IOS Press in Amsterdam.^[2] She writes children´s literature, prose, book critique, and translates fiction from Dutch to Estonian.^[3] She has received the annual prize of the literary magazine Looming for the best novella (Relapse, Looming nr 12/2017).^[4] She has been a member of the Estonian Writers’ Union from 2015.^[5]

Bibliography

Children´s books

• Leemuripoeg Ville teeb sääred (Ville the Lemur Flies the Coop), Tänapäev 2012
• Peeter, sõpradele Peetrike (Peter – “Pete” to his Friends), Tänapäev 2014; Koolibri 2022
• Lennujaama lutikad ei anna alla (The Airport Bugs Fight On), Tänapäev 2014, 2017
• Piia Präänik kolib sisse (Piia Biscuit Moves In), Tänapäev, 2015; Koolibri 2022
• Sasipäiste printsesside saar (The Isle of Messy-Haired Princesses), Päike ja Pilv 2016
• Härra Klaasi pöörane muuseum (The Kooky Museum of Mr. Glass), Tallinna Keskraamatukogu 2016
• Piia Präänik ja bandiidid (Piia Biscuit and the Bandits), Tänapäev, 2019
• Piia Präänik ja sõnasööbik (Piia Biscuit and the Word-Snatcher), Koolibri, 2021
• Kiludisko (Herring Disco), Puänt, 2023
• Natuke suur (A Little Bit Big), Koolibri, 2024

Prose for adults

• Relaps, Looming 12/2017 (short story)
• Ümbermäng, Looming 2/2019 (short story)

Anthologies

• Eesti Novell 2020, Eesti Jutt MTÜ
• Neue Nordische Novellen VII, Heiner Labonde Verlag 2021
• The Baltic Literary Review: No More Amber 1/2021

Translations

The Airport Bugs Fight On

• French: Les punaises de l’aéroport font de la résistance, Le Verger des Hespérides 2019^[6]
• Finnish: Lentokentän lutikat, Aviador 2018^[7]
• Latvian: Lidostas blaktis nepadodas, Pētergailis 2019^[8]
• Russian: Клопиная книга. Обитатели аэропорта не сдаются, КПД 2019^[9]

Ville the Lemur Flies the Coop

• Lithuanian: Lemūriukas Vilius iškeliauja, BaltArt 2019^[10]
• German: Ville macht sich auf die Socken, BaltArt 2013

Piia Biscuit Moves In

• Finnish: Piia Pikkuleipä muuttaa, Aviador 2019
• Russian: Пийа Пряник переезжает, Koolibri 2023
• Polish: Piia Pierniczek się wprowadza, Widnokrąg 2023

Piia Biscuit and the Bandits

• Latvian: Pija Prjaņika un bandīti, Pētergailis 2020^[8]

Piia Biscuit and the Word-Snatcher

• Latvian: Pija Prjaņika un Vārdēdis, Petergailis 2022

Peter, Petey for friends

• Russian: Пеэтер, для друзей Пеэтрике, Koolibri 2023

As a translator

• "Milla ja mere lapsed", Eesti Raamat, 2022 (from Dutch, "Lampje" by Annet Schaap, Querido, 2017)
• "Kriimik", Eesti Raamat, 2022 (from Dutch, "Floddertje" by Annie M.G. Schmidt, Querido, 1973)
• "Mis juhtus Leoga?", Draakon ja Kuu, 2024 (from Dutch, "Dat met Leo" by Stefan Boonen & Melvin, De Eenhoorn, 2020)

Awards

• 2012 Children's Story Competition "My First Book", 3rd place (Ville the Lemur Flies the Coop)
• 2014 Children's Story Competition "My First Book", 1st place (The Airport Bugs Fight On)
• 2014 Good Children’s Book (The Airport Bugs Fight On)
• 2015 Good Children’s Book (Piia Biscuit Moves In)
• 2015 Tartu Prize for Children’s Literature (Childhood Prize) (Peter – “Pete” to his Friends)
• 2018 Looming magazine annual prize for the best short story (Relapse, Looming nr 12/2017)
• 2024 5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books Award (Herring Disco)^[11]
• 2024 Good Children's Book (Herring Disco)^[12]

Nominations

• 2014 – Culture Endowment of Estonia Annual Children's Literature Award (Airport bedbugs fight on)^[13]
• 2015 – Culture Endowment of Estonia Annual Children's Literature Award (Piia Biscuit moves in)^[13]
• 2017 - Tartu Children's literature Award (The Kooky Museum of Mr Glass)^[14]
• 2019 – Culture Endowment of Estonia Annual Children's Literature Award (Piia Biscuit and the bandits)^[13]
• 2020 - Tartu Children's Literature Award (Piia Biscuit and the bandits)^[15]
• 2022 – Book of the Year, best Estonian children's book (Piia Biscuit and the Letter Snatcher)^[16]
• 2022 – Book of the Year, best translated children's book (Lampje by Annet Schaap)^[16]
• 2022 – Babel Tower translation award (Lampje by Annet Schaap)^[17]
• 2023 – Book of the Year, best Estonian children's book (Herring Disco)^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kairi Look. Estonian Children's Literature Centre. 27 August 2019.
2. Web site: Loetud ja kirjutatud. Kairi Look. 7 February 2016. Vikerraadio/Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 27 August 2019. Estonian.
3. Web site: Kairi Look. An author who treads boundaries.. 1 September 2023 . Estonian Literary Magazine. 17 February 2024. English.
4. Web site: Selgusid Loomingu aastapreemia laureaadid.. 23 April 2018 . Postimees. 17 February 2024. Estonian.
5. Web site: Estonian Writers’ Union. www.ekl.ee.
6. Web site: Les punaises de l'aéroport font de la résistance. Le Verger des Hespérides. August 27, 2019.
7. Web site: Kairi Look. Aviador. April 1, 2020.
8. Web site: Lidostas blaktis nepadodas. Petergailis. April 1, 2020.
9. Web site: Клопиная книга. Обитатели аэропорта не сдаются. KPD. April 1, 2020.
10. Web site: BaltArt. BaltArt. April 1, 2020.
11. Web site: The Most Beautiful Children's Books of 2023 Revealed. Brita. Tuuling. February 9, 2024.
12. Web site: Selgusid 2023. aasta head laste- ja noorteraamatud. Brita. Tuuling. March 5, 2024.
13. Web site: Nominendid 2000–2023.
14. Web site: Tartu lastekirjanduse auhinna kandidaadid on selgunud. April 3, 2017.
15. Web site: Selgusid Tartu lastekirjanduse auhinna kandidaadid. April 2, 2020. ERR.
16. Web site: Selgusid Aasta Raamat 2022 finalistid. October 6, 2022. Raamatud.
17. Web site: Paabeli Torni auhind.
18. Web site: Selgusid Aasta Raamat 2023 finalistid. October 10, 2023. Raamatud.