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Revision as of 05:30, 31 January 2017
Shahar Kober is an Israeli illustrator, art director and lecturer. He lives in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.[1]
Biography
Born in 1979, in Kfar-Saba, and raised in Ganei Am. At age 21, he was admitted to Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, studying illustration and graphic design, graduating in 2005.
After graduating he persisted a freelance career in illustration, illustrating over 40 children's books, published in Israel, The United Kingdom, United States, and other countries.[2] His work is regularly published in newspapers and magazines, and he also contributes art to animation projects. His work on "The Ugly Dumpling" was reviewed favorably by Publishers Weekly[3] and Kirkus Reviews[4], and so was "Chicken in Space"[5][6]. His book "The Flying Hand of Marco B." was selected one of the best children's books of 2015 by the Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine[7]. Among others, he illustrated books by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo,[8] Israeli poet Leah Goldberg[9], Israel's national poet Hayim Nahman Bialik[10], and award winning children's author Adam Lehrhaupt.[11]
His illustrations were displayed in exhibitions in Israel[12], China and South Korea.
Since 2013, Kober teaches Illustration in the WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education, in Haifa, Israel.
Awards
2015 - Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence[13]
2015 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award[14]
2014 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award
2013 - Creative Quarterly 32 Professional Illustration runner-up
2011 - Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Younger Readers[15]
2009 - Sydney Taylor Honor Award [15]
Partial bibliography
- Chicken in School by Adam Lehrhaupt, HarperCollins, USA, 2017 ISBN 978-0062364135
- Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt, HarperCollins, USA, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-236412-8
- The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016 ISBN 978-1-938063-67-1
- The Flying Hand of Marco B. by Richard Leiter, Sleeping Bear Press, USA, 2015 ISBN 978-1585368884
- One Last Story by Eilam Ben-Dror, Matar Publishing House, Israel, 2015
- Noam's Shop of Words, by Ruvik Rosenthal. Keter Publishing House, Israel, 2014
- 'At the End of the Road by Iris Argaman, Matar Publishing House, Israel, 2014
- Snakes and Ladders, by Michael Morpurgo, Egmont Publishing, UK, 2012 ISBN 978-1405260817
- Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride by Deborah Bodin Cohen , [Kar-Ben Publishing]], USA, 2008 ISBN 978-0822586487
External links
References
- ^ "שחר קובר". ויקיפדיה (in Hebrew). 2016-07-30.
- ^ "Shahar Kober on WorldCat". WorldCat. 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi, illus. by Shahar Kober. Mighty Media Kids (PGW, dist.), $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-938063-67-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ^ THE UGLY DUMPLING by Stephanie Campisi , Shahar Kober | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ CHICKEN IN SPACE by Adam Lehrhaupt , Shahar Kober | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Analyst, Minh Le Early Childhood Policy; Author (2016-08-09). "First Half Recap Of 2016 Picture Books". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Maksel, Rebecca. "Best Children's Books of the Year". Air & Space Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ Morpurgo, Michael (2012-05-07). Snakes and Ladders: Red Banana. Egmont UK. ISBN 9781780312255.
- ^ "דוד קוסם | לאה גולדברג". www.kibutz-poalim.co.il. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "בערוגת הגנה | חיים נחמן ביאליק". www.kibutz-poalim.co.il. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ Lehrhaupt, Adam; Kober, Shahar (2016-01-01). Chicken in space. ISBN 9780062364128.
- ^ "Design Museum Holon - Past - Playing at Design Museum Holon". www.dmh.org.il. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ^ "The Communication Arts Award of Excellence, 2015 for Shahar KOBER's children's book - illustrations for 'Noam's Shop of Words' from KETER Publishing". www.gosee.us. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration ::: No.12 Picture Book Show Winners". 3x3mag.com. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ a b "Sydney Taylor Book Award" (PDF). The Association of Jewish Libraries. 26 December 2016.
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