Name Mordicai Gerstein Role Writer | ||
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Books The Man Who Walked B, The Night World, The First Drawing, The Mountains of Tibet, The Old Country | ||
Education Chouinard Art Institute Born 24 November 1935 (age 83), Los Angeles, California, United States Died 24 September 2019 (aged 83) Similar Elizabeth Levy, Eric Kimmel, James Mason |
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Mordicai Gerstein (November 24, 1935 – September 24, 2019) was an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing children's books. He illustrated the comic mystery fiction series Something Queer is Going On, 1973 to 2003, written by Elizabeth Levy.
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Gerstein won the 2004 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (Roaring Brook Press, 2003), which he also wrote. Created in response to the September 11 attacks, it features the story of Philippe Petit's unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974.

Gerstein directed four holiday specials for NBC TV in the late 1970s and early 1980s based on the Berenstain Bears book series, the most notable being The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree, which premiered on December 3, 1979.

Gerstein lives in Westhampton, Massachusetts.

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Gerstein wrote and illustrated the following books,:
Gerstein has written two books that were illustrated by his wife, Susan Yard Harris:
Gerstein has also illustrated numerous books by other writers, including: