New Releases by Uri Shulevitz

The final work from celebrated Caldecott Award–winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz, this gripping and revealing true story follows a young Polish exile fighting to survive in war-torn Europe. Born in the tumult of World War I, a young Jewish boy named Yehiel Szulewicz chafes at the borders of his hometown of Żyrardów, Poland, and at the rules set in place by his restrictive parents. Brimming with a desire for true adventure, he leaves home at fifteen-and-a-half years old to seek his future elsewhere. Little does Yehiel know, he’ll never see his parents again. His journey takes him beyond Polish borders, to Austria, Croatia, France, and Spain. With no money and no ID papers, he often sleeps under the stars, with only the sky as his blanket. But even wayfaring Yehiel can’t outrun the evil spreading across Europe in the years leading up to World War II. As the fascists and Nazis rise to power, Yehiel soon finds himself a member of the Spanish Republican Army and then the Jewish Resistance in Vichy France, fighting for freedom, his friends, and his very life. Inspired by the true story of Uri Shulevitz’s uncle and stunningly illustrated by the author, The Sky Was My Blanket is a unique and riveting account of one man’s courage and resilience amidst one of the darkest periods in global history. Don’t miss Uri Shulevitz’s acclaimed memoir, Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood, which bestselling author Elizabeth Wein called “harrowing, engaging and utterly honest” (New York Times Book Review).

Winner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Illustrated Books for Older Readers A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020 A New York Times Best Children''s Book of 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020 Booklist Best Books of 2020 Horn Book Fanfare 2020 Booklist Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2020 Jewish Journal Twenty of the Best 2020 (Non-Holiday) Jewish Books for Kids A National Jewish Book Award 2020 Finalist for Middle Grade Fiction A 2021 Golden Dome Book Award Selection “Harrowing, engaging and utterly honest.” —Elizabeth Wein, The New York Times Book Review “A captivating chronicle of eight turbulent years.” —The Wall Street Journal From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story. With backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, Uri Shulevitz, one of Farrar, Straus and Giroux’s most acclaimed picture-book creators, details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union in Chance. It was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dreamlike and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.

Troto''s a happy little car who likes to go places until he drives all the way to Cactusville and meets some big trucks that tease him for being so small.

In his room, a young boy has his own sun, moon, stars, flowers, train, and more, but his world is incomplete until he finds his dear bear.

A Caldecott Honor Book "It''s snowing, said boy with dog. "It''s only a snowflake," said grandfather with beard. No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or the lady with the umbrella. Not even the television or the radio forecasters. But one boy and his dog have faith that the snow will amount to something spectacular, and when flakes start to swirl down on the city, they are also the only ones who know how to truly enjoy it. This playful depiction of a snowy day and the transformation of a city is perfectly captured in simple, poetic text and lively watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations.

"Boy with dog and grandfather with beard watch holiday lights turn on in the city"--

A Caldecott Honor Book "It''s snowing, said boy with dog. "It''s only a snowflake," said grandfather with beard. No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or the lady with the umbrella. Not even the television or the radio forecasters. But one boy and his dog have faith that the snow will amount to something spectacular, and when flakes start to swirl down on the city, they are also the only ones who know how to truly enjoy it. This playful depiction of a snowy day and the transformation of a city is perfectly captured in simple, poetic text and lively watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations.

A young child spends the day imagining himself to be a sailor on a grand adventure.

Parfois, il nous faut voyager loin pour découvrir ce qui est à portée de main... dit en substance ce livre magnifique, dont chaque lecture révèle un peu plus du trésor qu''il recèle. Par quelle grâce l''auteur parvient-il à rendre les illustrations de ce conte oriental aussi lumineuses que la sagesse du propos ? L''extraordinaire talent de Uri Shulevitz est décidément aussi mystérieux qu''envoûtant.

As he spends hours studying his father''s world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author''s childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II.

When war devastates their country, a boy and his parents are forced to flee to another country far east, where they must live in a small room shared with another couple. Food is scarce. But one day, when father goes to the bazaar to buy bread, he comes home with a map instead. The boy and his mother are furious, they are so hungry! But the map floods their cheerless room with colour. The boy becomes fascinated by it and is transported far away without ever leaving the room. Father was right to buy it, after all.

Une famille qui a fui son pays ravagé par la guerre survit dans un terrible dénuement. Jusqu''au soir où le père rentre non pas avec l''habituel maigre repas, qui de toute façon ne calme jamais l''estomac, mais avec un objet extraordinaire, capable de transcender la faim et la misère... Cette fabuleuse leçon de vie est aussi le vibrant hommage d''un fils, l''immense auteur Uri Shulevitz, à son père.

Lundi matin... l''empereur, sa femme et le petit prince sont venus chez moi pour me serre la pince. Un classique des comptines pour enfants, réinterprété et merveilleusement mis en images par Uri Shulevitz... et mis en musique par Delphine Demilly sur le CD offert avec cet ouvrage.

A little boy dreams that his house comes alive with dishes that sway, chairs that rock, and clocks that call "Cuckoo," but when he awakes, all is quiet.

La maison s''endort. Dort la pendule à coucou, dort le chat, dort le petit garçon... Puis, tout doucement, une musique envahit la maison endormie et chacun se met au rythme de l''enchantement... pour enfin... dodo, dodo, dodo...

A fictionalized account of the travels of Benjamin, a Jewish man from Tudela, Spain, who, in 1159, set out on a fourteen-year-long journey that took him to Italy, Greece, Palestine, Persia, China, Egypt, and Sicily.

A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

The king and the queen and their growing entourage return each morning to a tenement street until the little boy they have come to visit is home to greet them.

Anyone wishing to create children''s books will learn how to tell a story visually; build a storyboard to plot the flow of a book; prepare pages for a printer; and go about finding a publisher. Step-by-step sketches provide insights into drawing characters and developing settings. The works of such renowned illustrators as Beatrix Potter, William Steig, and Maurice Sendak are used to demonstrate a visual approach to storytelling. 10 color and 600 b & w illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

An old couple, with neither food nor candles to celebrate Passover, receive a mysterious visitor who supplies everything they need.

Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems.