New Releases by Hanoch Piven

This clever, informative, and artful picture book from Hanoch Piven and Shira Hecht-Koller imagines what advice 14 Biblical figures would have given. Feel your power. Trust the journey. Change and grow. The Bible is full of stories that teach us to dream big, be curious, and be ourselves. And who better to learn these lessons from than Biblical characters themselves? Dream Big, Laugh Often: And More Great Advice from the Bible contains portraits of 14 Biblical figures, brought to life with Hanoch Piven’s joyful and clever art made from found objects, including Abraham and Sarah, Moses and Miriam, David and Deborah and more. Read, learn, play, search, and find! You’ll love studying each portrait and imagining what piece of advice each character from the Bible would offer.

Learn how to find faces in unexpected places using everyday objects in this interactive guide to cultivating creativity, from globally acclaimed portrait artist Hanoch Piven There are so many faces to discover in our world! All you have to do is look. Is a button just a button? Or is it an eye? That stick of gum sure looks like a mouth. How about some old yarn, unraveled from a scarf—that could be hair. Put all these objects together and you can make a face! Join internationally renowned portrait artist Hanoch Piven on a delightful, artistic journey to reimagine the everyday world into facial fun in this instructive, illustrated guide.

How do you draw your smelly dog? Your playful daddy? Your yummy mommy? See how one girl does it in this simple, clever picture book that''s comprised of family portraits made out of objects. For example, her baby brother is so noisy—he''s as loud as a whistle, a horn, and even a fire truck!—that she creates a picture of him with whistles for eyes, a horn mouth, and holding a fire truck. After the girl has described everyone in her family (including herself, in great detail), she asks, "What does your special family look like?" encouraging readers to create their own portraits. With a list of objects at the end of the book to use as a guide, this is the ideal choice for budding artists everywhere. Here''s a wonderful exploration of simile and metaphor for young readers. And don''t miss the companion book My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil!

In paperback for the 2012 election, this sophisticated and playful look at U.S. presidents includes a new portrait of President Obama. See America''s presidents as never before--made of objects Using everything from blue jeans to boxing gloves, Hanoch Piven "builds" the characters of eighteen of our nation''s leaders. Revealing anecdotes accompany the creative collages and lend insight to the charismatic personalities of prominent presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama, resulting in an irresistible resource that transcends party lines.

Here''s the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator''s previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It''s a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the "kids'' gallery" of author Hanoch Piven''s Web site, www.pivenworld.com—and while you''re at it, send in your own! Learn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that''s comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about—and drawn—the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance—a class portrait!

There are thirty-nine distinct breeds of cats, and each one is different. How different? From the Siberian to the Exotic Shorthair and many others in between, Hanoch Piven uses everything from lipstick to circuit boards to show us what our favorite cats are really made of. After all, as Leonardo da Vinci said, "The smallest feline is a masterpiece."

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a legandary sports star? Talent? Determination? Teamwork? You''re right, but it takes more than that. Using everyday items like toy airplanes, Coke bottles, and pencil sharpeners, and with fun and fascinating tales of each player''s life -- on and off the field -- Hanoch Piven shows us what our favorite pro-athletes of the past and present are really made of.

With distinctive illustrations, Hanoch Piven crafts a delightful story of competitive siblings whose attempts to frighten each other--revealed through 8 gatefold pages--are surpassed by their baby brother. Mo and Jo are sweet kids who engage in costumed one-upmanship until they''re surprised by a “real” monster who turns out to be the baby, Bo. Piven''s unique approach-showing the photographed objects that will be used in the children''s disguises on the outside of the gatefold, and revealing the finished face when the fold is opened-brings a sense of excitement to this simple but compelling story for children aged 4 to 8.

Rhyming text and illustrations take the reader on a journey, in which a simple purple feather becomes a whisker for a cat, a pen for an owl, a quill for a porcupine, and more.