Ludwig the Snowman’s Lucky Day

2016

Writer
Illustrator
Genre
fiction
 
picturebook
Original
Language
Estonian
Publisher
Tammerraamat
ISBN
9789949565467
Year
2016
Pages
24
Age
6+

Synopsis

Rights sold: German, Latvian, Japanese

Ludwig the snowman has everything he needs to make him happy: a sparkling head, a sturdy body, and a handsome orange nose that can constantly smell carrot. The snowman has no complaints about where he lives, either: he stands at the edge of a little clump of trees next to a house. There, he can chat with the forest animals and keep an eye on the kids who live in the house. Yet when a few chickadees tell Ludwig about a Christmas tree that the children are staring at in wonder inside, the snowman realizes that he wants to see it for himself. This longing eats away at the snowman more and more every day, and won’t let him find peace. Can Ludwig’s Christmas wish come true?

Leelo Tungal’s simple and heartfelt Christmas story is complemented by Regina Lukk-Toompere’s mild and wintery, nuance-filled pictures.

 

Translations

Schneemann Ludwigs größtes Glück

German

Tungal, Lukk-Toompere, Wilms, 2017 , 24 lk

Sniegavīra Ludviga laime

Latvian

Tungal, Lukk-Toompere, Grīnberga, 2018 , 24 lk

雪だるまルートヴィッヒのねがいごと

Tungal, Lukk-Toompere, Shiozaki, 2023 , 24 lk

Reading Sample

Ludwig the Snowman’s Lucky Day (ENG)

Awards

2016 5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, special prize of the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2016 Good Children's Book