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Mordicai Gerstein

Born

in Los Angeles, California, The United States

November 24, 1935

Died

September 24, 2019

Genre

Children's Books

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Mordicai Gerstein was an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing children's books. He illustrated the comic mystery fiction series Something Queer is Going On. ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 27,004 ratings · 4,195 reviews · 101 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers 4.17 avg rating — 15,488 ratings — published 2003 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night World 3.89 avg rating — 1,675 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Drawing 3.95 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Book 3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Country 3.85 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy and the Whale 3.90 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountains of Tibet, The 4.42 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 1987 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple but Brilliant Plan in 24 Easy Steps 3.59 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Pan! 3.64 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moose, Goose, and Mouse by Mordicai Gerstein, Jeff Mack (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Free is what every creature longs to be and has a right to be.”
― Mordicai Gerstein, The Old Country

tags: fantasy

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Which book would you give the 2016 Caldecott award to?

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Finding Winnie The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick

3 votes 30.0%

A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins

2 votes 20.0%

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson

2 votes 20.0%

The Night World by Mordicai Gerstein

2 votes 20.0%

Float by Daniel Miyares

1 vote 10.0%

Waiting by Kevin Henkes

0 votes 0.0%

My Pen by Christopher Myers

0 votes 0.0%

The Whisper Pamela Zagarenski

0 votes 0.0%

In a Village by the Sea by Muon Van

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Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball by Emily Jenkins

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