Trööömmmpffff, or Eli’s Voice

2016

Writer
Illustrator
Piret Raud
Genre
picturebook
 
fiction
Original
Language
Estonian
Publisher
TÀnapÀev
ISBN
9789949850532
Year
2016
Pages
36
Age
3+

Synopsis

Rights sold: English, Italian, French

A little bird named Eli lives on the sandy shore of a big sea. Eli has no voice. When she hears the rustling of tree leaves, the crashing of sea waves, and the pattering of rain, Eli is so sad that she wants to cry. One morning, Eli finds a horn on the beach. When she blows into one end of it, it makes a fantastic loud noise that goes: “Trööömmmpffff!” Eli is overjoyed – now, she finally has her own voice! But before long, she finds out that the trumpet belongs to Siim. Without his trumpet, Siim isn’t himself anymore: he’s incomplete. What should Eli do now?

 

Translations

Trööömmmpffff ou la voix d’Elie

French

Raud, Raud, Sekki, 2016 , 36 lk

Trööömmmpffff o la voce di Eli

Italian

Raud, Raud, Alessandrini, 2018 , 47 lk

Ellie’s Voice, or Trööömmmpffff

English

Raud, Raud, Cullen, 2020 , 37 lk

Reading Sample

Trööömmmpffff, or Eli’s voice (ENG)

Awards

2018 IBBY Honour List, for illustrations
2016 5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books