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Mordicai Gerstein

American writer (1935–2019)

Mordicai Gerstein (November 24, 1935 – September 24, 2019) was an American maestro, writer, and film director, complete known for illustrating and longhand children's books. He illustrated primacy comic mystery fiction series Something Queer is Going On.

Life and career

Gerstein was born grasp Los Angeles, California. He loaded with the Chouinard Art Institute persuasively Los Angeles before getting neat job at an animation discussion group in New York. There subside designed characters and came detonate with ideas for TV commercials.^[1] He illustrated the Something Uncommon Is Going On series, bound by Elizabeth Levy, from 1973 to 2003.

He won honourableness 2004 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Man Who Walked Between decency Towers (Roaring Brook Press, 2003), which he also wrote.^[2] Composed in response to the Sep 11 attacks, it features leadership story of Philippe Petit's wildcat high-wire walk between the Duplicate Towers of the World Dealings Center on August 7, 1974.

Gerstein directed four holiday specials for NBC TV in position late 1970s and early Decennary based on the Berenstain Bears book series, the most famed being The Berenstain Bears' Yuletide Tree, which premiered on Dec 3, 1979.^[3]

Gerstein lived in Northampton, Massachusetts.^[4] He was Jewish.^[5]

Works

Gerstein wrote and illustrated the consequent books:^[6]

Moose, Goose, and Mouse (2021, with Jeff Mack)
I Am Hermes! (2019)
The Boy and the Whale (2017)
I Am Pan! (2016)
The Slumbering Gypsy (2016)
The Night World (2015)
You Can't Have Too Many Friends! (inspired by Drakestail; 2014)
The Control Drawing (2013)
How to Bicycle halt the Moon to Plant Sunflowers (2013)
Dear Hot Dog (2011)
A Book (2009)
Minifred Goes to School (2009)
Leaving the Nest (2007)
The Pale Ram: A Story of Ibrahim and Isaac (2006)
Carolinda Clatter! (2005)
The Old Country (2005)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2003)
Sparrow Jack (2003)
What Charlie Heard (2002)
Fox Eyes (2001)
Queen Esther the Dawn Star (2001)
The Absolutely Awful Alphabet (1999)
Noah and the Great Flood (1999)
Victor (1998)
The Wild Boy (1998)
Stop Those Pants! (1998)
Jonah and rectitude Two Great Fish (1997)
Behind character Couch (1996)
Bedtime Everybody! (1996)
The Giant (1995)
The Shadow of a Hurried Bird (1994)
The Story of May (1993)
The New Creatures (1991)
The Sun's Day (1989)
Beauty and the Beast (1989)
William, Where Are You? (1989)
The Mountains of Tibet (1987)
The Wrap record Mother (1986)
Tales of Pan (1986)
The Room (1985)
Roll Over (1984)
Prince Sparrow (1984)
Follow Me! (1983)
Arnold of distinction Ducks (1983)

Gerstein wrote two books that were illustrated by tiara wife, Susan Yard Harris:

Daisy's Garden (1995)
Anytime Mapleson and rendering Hungry Bears (1990)

Gerstein also plain numerous books by other writers, including:

Awards

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