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Jane Breskin Zalben

Autor(a) de Beni's Family Treasury for the Jewish Holidays

52+ Works 2,346 Membros 82 Críticas

About the Author

Jane Breskin Zalben was born in New York City, where she attended the High School of Music and Art. She received a B.A. in art from Queens College, and then went on to study lithography at the Pratt Graphics Center. She is a well-known author and illustrator who has published about fifty books for mostrar mais young readers. Jane's began her career as a graphic designer and worked for several New York publishing houses, including Scribner's, where she was the art director of children's books. A book designer as well as an artist, she is as concerned with type and layout as she is with illustration. Ms. Zalben has been involved in many workshops, including "A Sense of Wonderment: Children's Book Illustration" at the Heckscher Museum in Huntington, New York, and exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Justin Schiller Gallery (where she was given a show of her work along with Maurice Sendak), Every Picture Tells a Story, Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Bush Gallery, and the American Institute of Graphics Art Show. Jane was a writer/artist-in-residence at Vassar's Publishing Institute and was on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York City for eighteen years, where she taught courses in the illustration, design, and writing of children's books. She was a recent chair of the Society of Illustrator's The Original Art Exhibition. Zalben's acclaimed picture books and novels explore basic issues of friendship, family, self-reliance, and inner strength. Beni's First Chanukah, the first in a series of Jewish Holiday books for children, was inspired by and dedicated to her sons, Alexander and Jonathan. Jane Breskin Zalben devotes her time to her work and to traveling around the world lecturing on children's books and encouraging children and aspiring artists and writers. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Jane Breskin Zalben

Beni's First Chanukah (1988) 135 exemplares
Happy Passover Rosie (1990) 135 exemplares
An Invitation to the Butterfly Ball: A Counting Rhyme (1976) — Ilustrador — 135 exemplares
Goldie's Purim (1991) 124 exemplares
Leo & Blossom's Sukkah (1990) 123 exemplares
Happy New Year, Beni (1993) 99 exemplares
A Moon for Moe and Mo (2018) 98 exemplares
Papa's Latkes (1994) 89 exemplares
Mousterpiece (2012) 82 exemplares
Light (2007) 72 exemplares
All in the Woodland Early: An ABC Book (1979) — Ilustrador — 65 exemplares
Hey, Mama Goose (2005) 63 exemplares
Pearl'S Marigolds For Grandpa (1997) 58 exemplares
Beni's First Wedding (1998) 46 exemplares
Pearl Plants a Tree (1995) 45 exemplares
Four Seasons (2011) 42 exemplares
Don't Go! (2001) 34 exemplares
Leap (2007) 31 exemplares
Baby Shower (2010) 30 exemplares
Unfinished Dreams (1996) 24 exemplares
Brenda Berman, Wedding Expert (2009) 24 exemplares
The Fortuneteller in 5B (1991) 18 exemplares
Saturday Night at the Beastro (2004) 18 exemplares
Miss Violet's Shining Day (1995) 14 exemplares
Baby Babka, the Gorgeous Genius (2004) 10 exemplares
Porcupine's Christmas blues (1982) 9 exemplares
Basil and Hillary (1975) 7 exemplares
Buster Gets Braces (1992) 7 exemplares
Penny and the Captain (1978) 7 exemplares
Lyle and Humus (1974) 5 exemplares
A Bear for Bimi (2021) 5 exemplares
Oliver and Alison's Week (1980) 4 exemplares
Oh, Simple (1981) 4 exemplares
Water from the moon : a novel (1987) 4 exemplares
A Perfect Nose for Ralph (1980) 3 exemplares
Cecilia's Older Brother (1973) 3 exemplares
Norton's nightime (1979) 1 exemplar
Basil and Hillary (1975) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Walrus and the Carpenter (1974) — Ilustrador, algumas edições77 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 12, August 1978 (1978) — Ilustrador — 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1950-04-21
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
New York, New York, USA

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With a stirring quote set within a stunning and incisive collage, Zalben sets the tone for each of the sixteen peacemakers she profiles in this book. Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cesar Chavez,Aung San Suu Kyi, and the most recent Nobel Prize winner, Dr.Wangari Maathai, are some of thepeople she chose to represent different eras and parts of the globe. Many started down their path to peace during childhood, and all challenge us to think about improving the lives of others. Also included in this beautiful volume are art notes, a glossary, a bibliography, further reading, and an index, making it an excellent resource for teachers and students.… (mais)
 
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HandelmanLibraryTINR | 5 outras críticas | Dec 4, 2021 |
Goldie is excited to play the role of Queen Esther in her synagogue's Purim play in this charming picture-book from author/illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben, but when the moment comes for her to perform, she is struck by stage fright. Fortunately, she remembers that Queen Esther too must have been afraid, and she finds the fortitude she needs to continue...

One of a number of picture-books from Zalben to feature this extended family of bears celebrating the Jewish holidays - others include Happy New Year, Beni, Leo & Blossom's Sukkah and Happy Passover, Rosie - Goldie's Purim pairs an engaging story with cute illustrations. While the cultural and religious background here are Jewish, the central dilemma of the story - getting stage fright - is one with which children of all backgrounds will be able to identify. The back matter includes a discussion of the Purimspiel (Purim play), and a recipe for the Purim treat, Hamantaschen. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for cute Purim tales.… (mais)
 
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AbigailAdams26 | 2 outras críticas | Feb 26, 2021 |
When Beni and Sara learn that they will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) at their grandparents' house, and that their obnoxious cousin Max will be there, they are apprehensive. Their fears seem justified when Max makes himself a pest throughout the celebration. But then, after the synagogue service, Grandpa takes the children on a walk, explaining the custom of Tashlikh - the casting of little bits of bread into water, in order to symbolically cast away the bad deeds of the previous year, and start anew - to them, and its leads to a rapprochement...

Happy New Year Beni is the second of author/illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben's picture-books that I have read, following upon her Happy Passover, Rosie, to feature this extended bear family celebrating the different Jewish holidays. Like that other title, I found the story here engaging, and the accompanying illustrations charming. I appreciated the incorporation of the theme of Tashlikh, something that can also be found in April Halprin Wayland's New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story and Susan Schnur's Tashlich at Turtle Rock. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for cute Rosh Hashanah stories.
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AbigailAdams26 | 1 outra crítica | Oct 5, 2020 |
This picture book tells the fictional story of Moses Feldman and Mohammed Hassan. They live at opposite ends of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

One day when their mothers were shopping at the same grocery store, Moses, called Moe, met Mohammed, called Mo. The store owner thought the boys looked so much alike they might be twins, or at least cousins. They also behaved similarly (much to the consternation of their watchful mothers).

Weeks later, each family was preparing for the holidays - the Feldmans for Rosh Hashanah and the Hassans for Ramadan, and each mother took her son to the same park to give the antsy boys a chance to dispel some of their energy. (The author explains in a note that Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan occur at the same time roughly every thirty years.) Moe and Mo were happy to see each other, and immediately ran off to play together, with the mothers becoming frantic over their missing sons. When the mothers found them, they hugged one another, and all agreed to meet again.

The book concludes with the two families feasting together in the park. An explanation of both the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah and the Muslim holiday of Ramadan follows in an Afterword, as well as recipes for sweet treats common to each holiday.

The illustrator, Mehrdokht Amini, uses collage and a rich, vivid palette that shows Brooklyn as a colorful and lively place. Realistic touches reflect the celebration of and respect for both the differences and commonalities among cultures.

Evaluation: This lovely book might be seen as an expression of the Jewish saying, “From your lips to God’s ears.” One can only hope there are real stories like this about the fundamental sameness of all human beings to counter all the polarization and hate in the world. I was reminded of the movie "Notting Hill," when Julia Roberts, playing the Oscar-winning actress Anna Scott, tells “commoner” Hugh Grant, “I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” Moe and Mo are just two young kids, who like each other and want to play with each other. A great message for readers aged 3 and up.
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nbmars | 5 outras críticas | Nov 30, 2019 |

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Obras
52
Also by
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Membros
2,346
Popularidade
#10,931
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
82
ISBN
123

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