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 Zyrardów, Poland, and at the rules set in place by...

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...

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 soothing, rhythmic text and gentle, whimsical artwork, celebrated Caldecott...