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Mordicai Gerstein (November 24, 1935 – September 24, 2019) 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.




Life and career


Gerstein was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles before getting a job at an animation studio in New York. There he designed characters and came up with ideas for TV commercials. He illustrated the Something Queer Is Going On series, written by Elizabeth Levy, from 1973 to 2003. He won the 2004 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (Roaring Brook Press, 2003), which he also wrote. Created in response to the September 11 attacks, it features the story of Philippe Petit's unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974.
Gerstein directed four holiday specials for NBC TV in the late 1970s and early 1980s based on the Berenstain Bears book series, the most notable being The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree, which premiered on December 3, 1979.
Gerstein lived in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was Jewish.




Works


Gerstein wrote and illustrated the following books:
Gerstein wrote two books that were illustrated by his wife, Susan Yard Harris:

Daisy's Garden (1995)
Anytime Mapleson and the Hungry Bears (1990)
Gerstein also illustrated numerous books by other writers, including:

Frankenstein Moved In On The Fourth Floor (1981), by Elizabeth Levy
Dracula Is A Pain in the Neck (1983), by Elizabeth Levy
Gorgonzola Zombies in the Park (1993), by Elizabeth Levy
Apple Sauce Season (2009), by Eden Ross Lipson
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007), by Jacques Prévert (1900–1977)
Something Queer Is Going On (1973 to 2003), mystery series by Elizabeth Levy




Awards


2004: Caldecott Medal for The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2004: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award children's book category for The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2006: Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video
2006: National Jewish Book Award in the Illustrated Children's Book category for The White Ram: A Story of Abraham and Isaac




References






External links



Official website
New York Times obituary
Mordicai Gerstein at publisher Scholastic
Mordicai Gerstein at publisher Holiday House
Mordicai Gerstein at Library of Congress, with 86 library catalog records
Mordicai Gerstein at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Mordicai Gerstein
• Gerstein
• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
• The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
• Philippe Petit
• Mordecai (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Levy
• Something Queer Is Going On
• The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine
• The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise