Anete Melece (1983) is an author, illustrator, animation artist and director whose works stand out with witty details, charming characters and sincere stories. Currently based in Switzerland, she has published her illustrations in magazines such as Kuš!, Strapzin, Internationale etc. Her animation films have received awards at multiple international film festivals, including the Swiss Film Award for the Best Animation Film in 2014 for the film The Kiosk (2013). In 2019 The Kiosk was published by Liels un mazs. Both the film and book illustrations feature recognisable places of Riga urban environment. The kiosk itself has a real prototype — an empty press kiosk in the centre of Riga. The Kisosk has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Pazudušais miedziņš [Stella’s Stolen Sleep]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2022.
Kiosks [The Kiosk]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2019.
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The Kiosk
The Kiosk (Kiosks)
International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art 2019 for illustrations
For years now, the kiosk has been Olga’s workplace and home. She feels like she can’t leave it anymore. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. One day something strange happens that sets her off on her journey. The Kiosk is a book about human nature and all its hopes and glories, dreams and disappointments. In 2013 Anete Melece created a 7-minute long animated short film The Kiosk which gained international recognition and received more than 20 awards. It is possible to watch The Kiosk on Vimeo.
Contact: pasts@lielsmazs.lv
Title
:The Kiosk
Title*
:Kiosks
Authors
:Illustrators
:Genre
:Childrens-book
Publisher
:liels un mazs
Pages
:40
Year
:2019
Foreign rights
:Foreign rights sold: English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese (Mainland China only), Complex Chinese (excluding Mainland China), Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Estonian, Slovenian, Croatian
The best book of 2024 // Pen Ukraine, December 2024 [UKR]
Interview with Anete Melece // stickher.kr, October 2024 [KR]
Hello, Latvia. Picture book exhibition // Lecturer news, October 2024 [KR]
Jeong Jun Yang. Hello! Latvia? // Kids hankook, October 2024 [KR]
Shora Esmailian. Children's Book of the month tip // Helsingborgs Dagblad, August 2024 [SV]
Erika Hallhagen. Cracking the code - how to get your kids to read // Svenska Dagbladet, July 2024 [SV]
Ingalil Mosander. Books that touch // Senioren, June 2024 [SV]
The best children's and young adult books right now // Dagen Nyheter, June 2024 [SV]
Books for children and young people // Goteborgs Posten, May 2024 [SV]
Choi Hyeong-mi. The meeting place with author Anete Melece // Igimpo, November 2023 [KR]
Hyun Ki-seon. Interview with Anete Melece // Kid.chosun, November 2023 [KR]
Lim Ji-seon. Interview with Anete Melece // News.naver, November 2023 [KR]
Best Books for The Winter, A.Melece (in print) // NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 2023 [DE]
Anete Melece present "El sueño perdido" video // Libros del Zorro Rojo, November, 2023 [ES]
Tina Rausch. Poetic cultural heritage. Search for clues about Latvian Childrens and youth literature, in print // Eselsohr, July 2023 [DE]
Žanete Vēvere. A Glimpse Into The Latvian Literature! // All about book publishing, February, 2023 [IN]
From the picture book festival to the kiosk // Johanniterschulen, January 2023 [DE]
Kurosawa Ayumi. Introduction to Latvian literature // Eubungaku, 2023 [JP]
Latvian Literature at Frankfurt: When Introversion is a Bold Choice // Publishing Perspectives, October, 2022 [EN]
Deutsche Oper am Rhein new family opera “Der Kiosk” in Theater Duisburg // Rundschau Duisburg, June 2022 [DE/CH]
Picturebook showcase. A.Melece The Kiosk // Tagblatt.ch, May 2022 [DE/CH]
Latvia's creative boom has shaped the illustrator Anete Melece // Swedish Radio, May 2022 [SWE]
Javier Pizarro. 12 children's books at the Fair (Madrid) // elasombrario.publico.es, September 2021 [ESP]
Audio about Anete Melece and The Kiosk // Deutschland Funk, 2020 [DE]
About Anete Melece // Sirp.ee, 2020 [EE]
Helena Koch, about The Kiosk // Sirp.ee, 2020 [EE]
About The Kiosk in Croatian // Ibis Grafika, 2020 [CR]
Andre Kagelmann, about The Kiosk // Deutschlandfunk.de, 2020 [DE]
Interview with Anete Melece // Literatur Online, 2020 [DE]
About The Kiosk // Göteborgs-Posten, 2020 [SV]
Interview with Anete Melece // Sisters Rocks blog, 2020 [DE]
Eva-Christina Maier, about The Kiosk // Das Kulturmagazin Perlentaucher, 2020 [DE]
About The Kiosk // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2019 [LV]
Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep", review // Scaffalebasso, September 2024 [IT]
Anete Melece. Kiosk, review // Literacka kavka, July 2024 [PL]
Sandra Habrych. Anete Melece. Kiosk, review // Dzieci sawazne, July 2024 [PL]
Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep", review // Kristianstads Bladet, May 2024 [SV]
Joanna Fries. Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep", review // bt.se, May 2024 [SV]
Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep" (Der stibitzte Schlaf) // Titel-kulturmagazin, February 2024 [DE]
Latvia | Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep" (Der stibitzte Schlaf) // Vivavostok, November 2023 [DE]
Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep" (Der stibitzte Schlaf) // Das Knuffels, November 2023 [DE]
Finestres. "Stella's Stolen Sleep" (El sueño perdido) // Llibreriafinestres, November 2023 [ES]
Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep" (Der stibitzte Schlaf) // Baltbuch.blogspot, October 2023 [DE]
Anete Melece "Stella's Stolen Sleep" (Der stibitzte Schlaf) // Eselsohr Leseabenteuer, September 2023 [DE]
Mirjam Noorduijn. Four children's and youth books for the holiday suitcase. The Kiosk // NRC Boeken (in print), July, 2023 [NL]
Mirjam Noorduijn, Aukelien Weverling. Summer Reading Tips: The 45 Best Books of 2023 So Far. The Kiosk // NRC Boeken (in print), July, 2023 [NL]
Marnix Verplancke. What sells, what doesn't? Message from the bookstore. The Kiosk // demorgen.be, July, 2023 [NL]
Bas Maliepaard. 'Mrs Kiosk' is trapped in her newspaper cubicle // Trouw, July, 2023 [NL]
Kelly. Mrs Kiosk – for anyone who doesn't want to think in boxes // Stoerleesvoer, July, 2023 [NL]
Aukelien Weverling. With kiosk and all on the way to distant dream places // Nrc.nl, July, 2023 [NL]
Wendy Panse-Moedt. Book: Miss Kiosk // Kidshoekje, June, 2023 [NL]
Review: Mrs Kiosk – Anete Melece // Boekenkastweb.wordpress, June, 2023 [NL]
Dieke Grootscholten. Review: Mrs Kiosk – Anete Melece // Kinderboekenjournaal, June, 2023 [NL]
The world is bigger than her shop // Jaapleest, June, 2023 [NL]
Jan Van Coillie. Miss Kiosk // Lees-wijzer, June, 2023 [NL]
Miss Kiosk // De leukste-kinderboeken, May, 2023
Julia Martins. The Kiosk // Deus Me Livro, August 2022 [PT]
Anete Melece. The Kiosk // Liechtensteiner Vaterland, August 2022 [DE]
Sara Figueiredo Costa. The story of Olga, who dreams of leaving the kiosk (and leaves) // expresso.pt, June 2022 [PT[
Judith Bäcker. The Kiosk – Anete Melece // jugendstil-nrw.de, May 2022 [DE]
The Kiosk by Anete Melece // maletadamarieta.pt, April 2022 [PT]
Jose Antonio Escrig Aparicio, The kiosk, by Anete Melece: laughter unleashed // Zenda Libros, April 2022 [ESP]
Núria Juanico Llumà, 10 llibres imprescindibles per enganxar petits i joves // llegim.ara.cat, January 2022 [CAT]
Līga Horgana. Literature Review: The Kiosk // Latvia Weekly, January 2022 [EN]
Theresa Feldhaus, Konzept Ulrike Mattern, review of The Kiosk // Afilii.com, 2020 [DE]
Elizabeth Spires. Dreaming of the Future. Four new picture books reassure and inspire children in times of tumult. review of The Kiosk // The New York Times , November, 2022 [EN]
Review of The Kiosk // Let's Talk Picture Books, 2020 [EN]
Giulia Galeotti, review of The Kiosk // Ombre e Luci, 2020 [IT]
Arne Hofmann and Jacquelin Assel, review of The Kiosk // Pfeil-undbogen.de, 2020 [DE]
Rosa Schmidt-Vierthaler, review of The Kiosk // Diepresse.com, 2020 [DE]
Martina Leinweber, review of The Kiosk // Buchwegweiser.com, 2020 [DE]
Video review of The Kiosk // Il Fantastico Mondo di Penny youtube channel, 2020 [IT]
Eva-Christina Maier, Da macht sogar Handy-Henri mit, review of The Kiosk // Taz.de, 2020 [DE]
Review of The Kiosk // Librerie Indipendenti Ragazzi, 2020 [IT]
About The Kiosk // Online magazine Fold, 2019 [EN]
In print
TinaRauschEselsohr_Lettland_07_23.pdf
2019, The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children's Literature and Book Art for The Kiosk
小報亭
小報亭 (Kiosks)
Title
: 小報亭Title*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Chinese traditional
Pages
:36
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator, the publisher
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosken
Kiosken (Kiosks)
Title
: KioskenTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Swedish
Pages
:32
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Der Kiosk
Der Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: Der KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:German
Pages
:40
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Il Chiosco
Il Chiosco (Kiosks)
Title
: Il ChioscoTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Italian
Pages
:40
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Slovenian
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
The Kiosk
The Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: The KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:English
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The publisher, the author and illustrator, the translator
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Croatian
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Estonian
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator, the publisher
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosek
Kiosek (Kiosks)
Title
: KiosekTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Czech
Pages
:40
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The publishers, the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosque
Kiosque (Kiosks)
Title
: KiosqueTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:French
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
El Kiosco
El Kiosco (Kiosks)
Title
: El KioscoTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Spanish
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
El Quiosc
El Quiosc (Kiosks)
Title
: El QuioscTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Catalan
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Түц
Түц (Kiosks)
Title
: ТүцTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Mongolian
Pages
:34
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
키오스크
키오스크 (Kiosks)
Title
: 키오스크Title*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Korean
Pages
:36
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosk)
Title
: KioskTitle*
: KioskAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Arabic
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
キオスク
キオスク (Kiosks)
Title
: キオスクTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Ushio Publishing
Pages
:38
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
报亭
报亭 (Kiosks)
Title
: 报亭Title*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Chinese simplified
Publisher
:Dolphin books
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
O Quiosque
O Quiosque (Kiosks)
Title
: O QuiosqueTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Portuguese
Pages
:Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:The Kiosk is a book about human nature and all its hopes and glories, dreams and disappointments
Mevrouw Kiosk
Mevrouw Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: Mevrouw KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Dutch
Pages
:36
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:For years now, the kiosk has been Olga’s workplace and home. She feels like she can’t leave it anymore. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away.
Ταξίδια με το περίπτερο
Ταξίδια με το περίπτερο (Kiosks)
Title
: Ταξίδια με το περίπτεροTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Greek
Pages
:40
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:For years now, the kiosk has been Olga’s workplace and home. She feels like she can’t leave it anymore. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. One day something strange happens that sets her off on her journey.
Der stibitzte Schlaf
Der stibitzte Schlaf (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: Der stibitzte SchlafTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:German
Pages
:32
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
스텔라의 도둑맞은 잠
스텔라의 도둑맞은 잠 (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: 스텔라의 도둑맞은 잠Title*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Korean
Publisher
:Mirae Media & Books
Pages
:32
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
Ποιός έκλεψε τον ύπνο της Στέλλας
Ποιός έκλεψε τον ύπνο της Στέλλας (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: Ποιός έκλεψε τον ύπνο της ΣτέλλαςTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Greek
Publisher
:Ciel Books
Pages
:36
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
El sueño perdido
El sueño perdido (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: El sueño perdidoTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Spanish
Pages
:40
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
La son perduda
La son perduda (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: La son perdudaTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Catalan
Pages
:40
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
Stellas stulna sömn
Stellas stulna sömn (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: Stellas stulna sömnTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Swedish
Publisher
:Lilla Piratförlaget
Pages
:Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)
Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Natuli
Pages
:40
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Украденото сонче на Стела
Украденото сонче на Стела (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: Украденото сонче на СтелаTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Macedonian
Pages
:36
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
Il sonno rubato
Il sonno rubato (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: Il sonno rubatoTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Italian
Publisher
:orecchio acerbo editore
Pages
:40
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
Kioskas
Kioskas (Kiosks)
Title
: KioskasTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Lithuanian
Publisher
:700 eilučių
Pages
:40
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
Кіоск
Кіоск (Kiosks)
Title
: КіоскTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Ukrainian
Pages
:40
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
ぬすまれた ねむねむ
ぬすまれた ねむねむ (Pazudušais miedziņš)
Title
: ぬすまれた ねむねむTitle*
: Pazudušais miedziņšAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Japanese
Pages
:32
Year
:2024
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It seems that someone has stolen her sleep this time, because little Stella can't seem to fall asleep even after Daddy has read so many bedtime stories.
