Summary
In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task. Full description
Summary: |
In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task. |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
ISBN: |
9780399554193 039955419X 9780399554209 0399554203 |
Author Notes: |
Paul O. Zelinsky was born in Evanston, Illinois. He attended Yale University, where he took a course with Maurice Sendak, which later inspired him to pursue a career in children's books. He went on to receive a graduate degree in painting from Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia and Rome.His first book was published in 1978. Among many other awards and prizes, he received the 1998 Caldecott Medal for his illustrated retelling of Rapunzel , as well as Caldecott Honors for three of his books- Hansel and Gretel (1985), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), and Swamp Angel (1995).Paul Zelinsky lives in New York with his wife, Deborah. |