Biography
Stella Salumaa (1985) is an illustrator and animator who graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a master’s degree in animation. She has lived in the UK (London and Edinburgh) for the last decade and worked at several animation studios, focusing mainly on children’s series. Endel and Kati is her first illustrated children’s book.
Profile photo: private collection
2023
The White Raven (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
Tartu Prize for Children's Literature (Childhood Prize), nominee (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
2022
Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
Raisin of the Year award for the most remarkable children’s book of the year (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
Good Children's Book (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
2021
The Knee-High Book Competition, 1st place (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
The White Raven (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
Tartu Prize for Children's Literature (Childhood Prize), nominee (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
2022
Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
Raisin of the Year award for the most remarkable children’s book of the year (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
Good Children's Book (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
2021
The Knee-High Book Competition, 1st place (Kadri Kiho. Endel and Kati)
