Leelo Tungal

Leelo Tungal (born 22 June 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian poet, children's writer, translator, editor and librettist.

After her graduation, she has worked as a teacher, editor, drama and literature consultant for the Estonian Puppet Theatre, and as a freelance writer.

In 1994, she founded the children's magazine Hea Laps, and worked as its editor-in-chief until January 2019.

She has published over 80 books of prose and poetry for children and young adults, has written several libretti for Estonian composers, and has translated children's poetry and plays from Bulgarian, English, Finnish, Russian, and several other languages.

Selected translations Barbara and the Summer Dogs Barbara and the Autumn Dogs Bundle the Piglet Comrade Kid and the Grown-Ups Felix the Hedgehog series A Half of a Dog Hello-Hello Juku, Kalle and Klabautermann in Tallinn Kristiina, the Middle One Ludwig the Snowman´s Lucky Day The More the Merrier Potatoes, Cows and Cosmonauts Tales of Miriam The Tilk Family Goes to the Song Festival Velvet and Sawdust The Virgin Mary´s Four Days