The Poku Book

2009

Illustrator
Edgar Valter
Writer
Genre
storybook
 
fiction
Original
Publisher
Elmatar
ISBN
9789985935491
Year
2009
Pages
144
Age
6+

Synopsis

Rights sold: Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and Udmurt

At first glance, the creatures named the Pokus look like tufted sedges. They live their lives discreetly, are friendly and inquisitive, but are terrified of human beings. The artist and children’s author Edgar Valter was one of the few lucky people to have ever gained their trust. His Poku Book tells about the Poku people, and details the life and times of the good-natured old Uncle Puuko at his cabin deep in the woods. There’s no denying that Uncle Puuko bears an uncanny resemblance, both in appearance and mind-set, to the author himself!

Edgar Valter’s Poku books – The Poku Book, The Poku ABCs, and Poku Stories – explore how to live in harmony with nature.

 

Translations

Поки

Russian

Valter, Valter, Teppe, 2019 , 143 lk

Покъёс сярысь лыдзет

Udmurt

Valter, Valter, Kuldkepp, Rešetnikova, 2010 , 143 lk

Puokiai

Lithuanian

Valter, Valter, 2008 , 143 lk

Поки

Russian

Valter, Valter, Teppe, 2014 , 144 lk

Поки и все-все-все

Russian

Valter, Valter, Teppe, 2016 , 320 lk

Poķu grāmata

Latvian

Valter, Valter, Ozola, 2019 , 144 lk

Reading Sample

The Poku Book (ENG)

More info

1st ed.: Ulvi Postkaart, 1994

4th ed.: Rahva Raamat, 2019

Awards

2002 The Eerik Kumari Nature Conservation Award
1996 National Art Prize
1996 IBBY Honour List, for illustrations
1996 Nukits Competition, 1st place for writing and illustrations
1995 Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
1995 Children’s Book Design Competition, 1st prize