Miri Leshem-Pelly

My copy is an UNcorrected proof with many words Siamese twinned to each other, but no problem for me to read because of MANY years of reading doctor's handwriting. But the illustrations are WONDERFUL! Traveling and enjoying nature from the Dan River in the North, all the way to beach on the Red Sea in the South, there is much to see but leave alone for good conservation.
The illustrations by the author are fun, intricate, brilliantly diverse, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age (6-106) including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school, church or synagogue library, or your local public library! If getting as eBook, be sure to get Adobe Digital Editions on laptop for absolutely best effect.
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Lerner Publishing Group/Kar-Ben Publishing ® via NetGalley. Thank you!… (meer)

Scribble and his author/creator engage in a continuous conversation as the blobby little character makes his way through his story. Starting at the beginning, Scribble endures challenges like confronting a monster and crossing the River of Questions, before eventually coming to the end. His wish for a friend is granted, but he himself must work to make that wish a reality...

A sweet little meta-fictional picture-book, Scribble & Author was created by Israeli author/illustrator Miri Leshem-Pelly, and offers the picture-book set an entertaining guide on how to structure a story. It isn't clear to me whether this is an English translation of a book first available in Hebrew, or if the author wrote it in English, but leaving that question aside (I've tagged it "children's translations," just in case), I found it engaging. It reminded me a bit of Adam Lehrhaupt and Magali Le Huche's recent This Is a Good Story, which also offers a picture-book adventure that teaches about story structure, and the different parts that go to make up the whole. Recommended to anyone who enjoys meta-fictional picture-books, as well as to those searching for children's stories that encourage creativity and storytelling in young would-be writers.… (meer)