R.Michelson Galleries
Mordicai Gerstein
2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award (Association of Jewish Librarians)

Winner of the 2004 Caldecott Award for Illustration

Along with writing and illustrating books for children, Mordicai Gerstein is a painter, sculptor and prize-winning designer and illustrator of animated films. Mr. Gerstein attended the Chouinard Institute of Art in Los Angeles before moving to New York City where he made animated films for 25 years. In 1980, Mr. Gerstein began writing and illustrating books, among them Arnold of the Ducks, The Mountains of Tibet and Wild Boy were all recognized with distinctions. Victor, his first young adult novel, was named by the New York Times as one of the best children's books. Mordicai Gerstein lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife Susan Yard Harris, who is also an author and illustrator and their daughter Risa.

Below is a selection of original paintings
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The White Ram

Written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
   

 


Sholom's Treasure
   Written by, Erica Silverman

Illustrated
by, Mordicai Gerstein
   

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 The Man Who Walked Between The Towers
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
He Lay Down To Rest
A Walk Between The Towers
Walking Between The Towers


Three Samurai Cats
   Retold by Eric A. Kimmel and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
Send Me a Champion
Rat Sneaking Into the Castle
A Demonstration of Skill


Noah and the Great Flood
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
Starting a Zoo


The Jar of Fools
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
Is It a Hay Fork Or A Menorah
A Jar Of Fools
Jar of Fools Cover


Sparrow Jack
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
A Cloud of Sparrows
Sparrows
Collecting Inchworms


Queen Esther, The Morning Star
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
Purim


What Charlie Heard
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
Baby Charlie
The Barbershop
Charlie and Father


Bedtime Everybody! Vol. 1
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
Good Night
Bedtime Everyone!
Brushing Our Teeth


Shadow of a Flying Bird: A Folktale from the Kurdistan Jews
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein

Oh Hills and Mountains Plead For Me
God Sat and Wept
Sammael Cringed


The Wild Boy
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein

He Loved The Wind
Wild Boy Title Page
Totally Alone


Albert and the Angels
   Written byLeslie Norris Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein

It's Against the Law
Sad About Losing His Medallion
Albert and The Angels- Cover


The Giant
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein

The Giant
Smiling Eyes
Plucking A Sprout


The Absolutely Awful Alphabet
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
"D", A Dreadfully, Dangerous, Drooling, Demon
"J", A Jolly, Jabbering, Jocker
"W", a Wild, Witty, Wacko


Daisy's Garden
   Written by Susan Harris and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
August


The Story of May
   Written and Illustrated
by Mordicai Gerstein
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