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International Illustration Exhibition Brings Together 55 Artists’ Visions of Pinocchio

11. August 2026

Today, 11 August, the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre opens the international illustration exhibition “Pinocchio” in its main hall and staircase gallery. Renowned and acclaimed illustrators from...

Tartu Toy Museum Exhibition Summer Adventures in the Attic of the Estonian Centre for Children’s Literature

25. June 2026

From 9 June to 10 September 2026, the attic of the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre hosts the Tartu Toy Museum’s exhibition Summer Adventures, featuring toys that have accompanied the summe...

Exhibition by Polish Illustrator Grażyna Rigall: Sometimes Sorrows, Sometimes a Tiny Dog

25. June 2026

On 9 June 2026 at 4:00 p.m., the Estonian Centre for Children’s Literature will open the exhibition Sometimes Sorrows, Sometimes a Tiny Dog by acclaimed Polish illustrator Grażyna Rigall. The exhibiti...

“Snarlie” Selected Among dPICTUS’s 100 Outstanding Picturebooks

22. April 2026

Katrin Tõnisson and Ulla Saar’s picture book “Snarlie” (“Salalaegas”/ published by Päike ja Pilv) has been selected among the 100 Outstanding Picturebooks of 2026 by the international plat...

Illustration and Puppet Exhibition “All Feelings Are Valid” Opens at the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre

19. January 2026

On Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 4:00 p.m., the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre will open the illustration and puppet exhibition All Feelings Are Valid. The exhibition invites visitors to recognis...

The Raisin of the Year Award Goes to the Comic Book “Snarlie”

8. January 2026

On Thursday, 8 January, the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre announced the most original children’s book of the past year, the Raisin of the Year Award, at a thank-you event held at the centre. T...

Paabeli Tower Translation Prize Nominees Announced

29. October 2025

The Estonian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the nominees for the Paabeli Tower Translation Prize, which honors the best translated children’s books....

Center will close on October 10th, 2025 at 13.00

6. October 2025

Estonian Children’s Literature Centre will close at 13 on Friday, October 10th.

Winners of the 2025 Children’s and Youth Playwriting Competition Announced

23. September 2025

On Friday, September 19, the winners of the 2025 Children’s and Youth Playwriting Competition were announced at the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre. The competition, organized jointly by the Est...

Catherine Zarip and Marja-Liisa Plats Receive the Edgar Valter Illustration Award

23. September 2025

On September 18, 2025, the Edgar Valter Illustration Award was presented at the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre. This year, the award was given to illustrators Catherine Zarip and Marja-Liisa Pl...

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International Illustration Exhibition Brings Together 55 Artists’ Visions of Pinocchio

Tartu Toy Museum Exhibition Summer Adventures in the Attic of the Estonian Centre for Children’s Literature

Exhibition by Polish Illustrator Grażyna Rigall: Sometimes Sorrows, Sometimes a Tiny Dog

“Snarlie” Selected Among dPICTUS’s 100 Outstanding Picturebooks

Illustration and Puppet Exhibition “All Feelings Are Valid” Opens at the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre

The Raisin of the Year Award Goes to the Comic Book “Snarlie”

Paabeli Tower Translation Prize Nominees Announced

Center will close on October 10th, 2025 at 13.00

Winners of the 2025 Children’s and Youth Playwriting Competition Announced

Catherine Zarip and Marja-Liisa Plats Receive the Edgar Valter Illustration Award