Ehud Ben-Ezer
Autor/a de Hosni the Dreamer: An Arabian Tale
Sobre l'autor
Obres de Ehud Ben-Ezer
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Israel
- Relacions
- Raab, Esther (aunt)
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 6
- Membres
- 68
- Popularitat
- #253,411
- Valoració
- 4.2
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 4
- Llengües
- 1
I was well acquainted with Uri Shulevitz's work, when picking up Hosni the Dreamer: An Arabian Tale, having enjoyed a number of his other picture books, including his Caldecott Medal-winning The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, the Caldecott Honor-winning Snow, and his adaptation of a Peretz tale, The Magician, which I loved as a girl. Ehud Ben-Ezer, on the other hand, was a new name for me, which was exciting, as I have been meaning to improve my familiarity with Israeli children's literature. That being said, I'm not sure this is a translation, as I see no information about an original edition, nor about any translator, in the book's colophon. Perhaps Ben-Ezer wrote the story here in English, intending it for American publication. However that may be, I found this one very enjoyable, appreciating both the story and the artwork. The text is well-written and engaging, drawing the reader into Hosni's story, while the artwork shines. The color scheme used here is suffused with light, and works perfectly for a story set in a desert locale. My only critique of the book would be that I wish some information about the original Arab folktale upon which the story was based had been included. It felt very familiar to me, as if I had read it in another form somewhere (not unlikely, given how much folklore I read), but I couldn't place it. Leaving that aside, this is one I would recommend to young folklore lovers. For my part, I intend to track down the only other children's book available in English from Ben-Ezer, the historical adventure, Riders on the Yarkon River.… (més)