Mordicai Gerstein

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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. Gerstein was born in Los Angeles, California. 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordicai_Gerstein

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Moose, Goose, and Mouse
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The boy and the whale
Representative edition published 2017
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I am Pan
Representative edition published 2016
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The night world
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You Can't Have Too Many Friends!
Representative edition published 2014
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How to bicycle to the moon to plant sunflowers
Representative edition published 2013
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The first drawing
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The Camping Trip That Changed America
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The mountains of Tibet
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Dear Hot Dog
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Arnold of the Ducks
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A book
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I am Arachne
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Minifred goes to school
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The wild boy
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Learning to fly
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Leaving the Nest
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Carolinda Clatter
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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The white ram
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The Old Country
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Old Country
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Fox eyes
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What Charlie Heard
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