New Releases by Uri Shulevitz

Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of this classic picture book lullaby from Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz, this dreamy board book edition of So Sleepy Story is the perfect bedtime read for soothing not-so-sleepy little ones. In a sleepy sleepy house everything is so sleepy—until music drifts in through an open window, waking the house from its slumber. Chairs begin to rock, dishes begin to dance, and a sleepy boy opens his eyes. Then, softly, the music drifts out, and everything is sleepy sleepy once more. With calming rhythmic text and gentle, whimsical artwork, celebrated Caldecott Award–winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz has created the ultimate sleepy sleepy before-bed story, sure to become a bedtime-reading ritual for generations to come.

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).

"Harrowing, engaging and utterly honest." —Elizabeth Wein, The New York Times Book Review "A captivating chronicle of eight turbulent years." — The Wall Street Journal A "Best Book of the Year" from: The New York Times ● Publishers Weekly ● Kirkus Reviews ● Booklist ● Jewish Journal ● Horn Book ● Chicago Public Library A National Jewish Book Award Finalist From celebrated Caldecott Award–winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz comes a landmark World War II memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story. In September 1939 , as German bombs started falling on Warsaw, four-year-old Uri Shulevitz sat still while his mother tied new boots on his feet and told him, "We''ll need to walk a lot." So begins Uri''s arduous eight-year journey with his family, fleeing Poland and the Nazi onslaught for a precarious existence in the Soviet Union. From the freezing wilderness confines of a labor camp all the way north near the White Sea to hunger-filled years of displacement all the way south in the city of Turkestan, Uri recounts the lucky breaks and setbacks that happened to him and his parents along the way. Powerfully illustrated by the author and with a few surviving personal photographs and mementos, Chance: Escape from the Holocaust also depicts young Uri''s awakening as an artist, whose love of making pictures helped sustain him. Altogether, this is a unique, enthralling memoir of a displaced childhood from the beloved Caldecott medalist, the capstone to a remarkable career. Don''t miss Uri Shulevitz''s stunning final published work, The Sky Was My Blanket: A Young Man''s Journey Across Wartime Europe, a gripping true story of a young Polish exile fighting to survive in war-torn Europe.

In this elaboration on an ancient French song, a king, queen, and prince with an increasingly large retinue try to pay a call on a young boy who is rarely home.

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.

Un grand-père et son petit garçon se promènent dans les rues de New York un soir de décembre. Tandis que le soleil se couche, la nuit allume une à une les lumières de la ville et nimbe de magie ces instants partagés.

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"--

Après le magnifique Comment j'ai appris la géographie, Uri Shulevitz plonge à nouveau dans la malle aux trésors de son enfance. Quand je portais mon costume marin est l'histoire joyeuse et lumineuse d'un tout petit garçon plein d'imagination qui passe ses journées à courir les mers sur son voilier, bravant les pirates et les orages avec pour tout viatique une pomme, un biscuit et un courage infini.

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.

Korean edition of 'How I Learned Geography' by Caldecott winning author Uri Shulevitz. In Korean. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

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.

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

Camped for the night by a lake, a boy and his grandfather experience dawn from their row boat.

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.

In the little boy''s room there is a whole world. He has a private sun, a private moon, private stars, and many friends. But where is Prince Bear, the one he loves best of all?

L'empereur d'Haricotie règne sur vingt-six habitants et demi. Il a un frère jumeau balayeur et un oiseau extraordinaire, un oiseau de génie. Son nom est Lou et il raconte des histoires à dormir debout...