Anti Saar facts for kids

Anti Saar in Nantes in 2015

Anti Saar was born on May 9, 1980. He is a talented writer from Estonia. He mostly writes books for children. He also works as a translator. This means he helps turn books from one language into another.

His School Days

Anti Saar studied at the University of Tartu. He focused on a field called semiotics. This is a cool way of looking at how we use signs and symbols to create meaning. Think about how words, pictures, or even traffic lights tell us things!

Awesome Awards He's Won

Anti Saar has won many awards for his wonderful books. These awards show how much people love his stories.

• In 2013, his book The Way Things Are With Us won several big awards.
  • It received the Estonian Children's Literature Centre Raisin of the Year Award.
  • It was also named a Good Children's Book.
  • The Cultural Endowment of Estonia gave it their Annual Children's Literature Award.
• In 2014, The Way Things Are With Us was chosen for The White Ravens list. This list features special children's books from around the world.
• In 2015, his book Urmas the Maintenance Man was called a Good Children's Book.
• In 2017, The Visit also earned the Good Children's Book title.
• Also in 2017, Pärt Can't Do a Backflip won the "Järje Hoidja" Award. This award is from the Tallinn Central Library.
• In 2018, Stand Here, Pärt! was named a Good Children's Book.
• In 2018, Milda, Master Michel, and I won the Estonian Children's Literature Centre Raisin of the Year Award.

His Books Around the World

Anti Saar's books are so popular that they have been translated into many different languages. This means kids in other countries can enjoy his stories too!

Hungarian

• Így mennek nálunk a dolgok, Cser 2018

Polish

• Ja, Jonasz i cała reszta, Wydawnictwo Widnokrąg 2018

Latvian

• Tā iet mūsu lietas, Liels un mazs 2017

Russian

• Как у нас идут дела, Издательство «КПД» 2017

Italian

• Una piccola grande invenzione, Sinnos 2017