Monthly Archives: December 2016

Coexistence

IMAGE OF THE WEEK © Durga Yael Bernhard Originally commissioned by a religious publisher, this illustration brings many faiths together in a fanciful rendering of Jerusalem, the holy city where the three great monotheistic traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam … Continue reading

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The Humble Boy

IMAGE OF THE WEEK © Durga Yael Bernhard This is the last in my series of three posts about The Dreidel That Wouldn’t Spin, written by Martha Simpson and illustrated by me.  The last, and in my opinion most important, character … Continue reading

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The Dreidel Tosser

IMAGE OF THE WEEK from The Dreidel That Wouldn’t Spin   One of the cardinal rules of children’s book illustration is “show, don’t tell”.  In the spirit of keeping the text as simple and concise as possible for young readers, … Continue reading

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