Who Is Nira Harel?

נירה הראל /Nira Harel is a well-known author of over 50 books.  Most of her books are children's books for all ages.  She has also been a teacher and editor of children's books.  She founded and edited the children's magazine פילון/ Little Elephant. But what's most important to me, she is the founder and editor of the website דףדף/ To Browse.  As I wrote in an earlier post, this site about children's literature is my go-to site for book reviews.  It's full of interesting information about children's books, authors and, illustrators.  On the website, you can see a video of Nira Harel reading one of her books.

These are only a few of her many books for pre-schoolers.

!את זה/ This!  is a book for every frustrated parent and toddler who can't communicate.  Noam keeps crying, pointing his finger and saying "This!".  His poor father gives him a ball, then a teddy bear, and some candy.  They are not what he wants.  His father plays the piano, sings and even stands on his head.  Nothing works! In the end, Noam's father accidently figures out what "this" really is.  Ages 2-3.

שפת הסימנים של נעה / Noa's Sign Language is the story of a clever girl named Noa.  Noa can never remember what day of the week it is and is getting quite frustrated.  Then she has a great idea - braids!  She'll start off with one braid on יום ראשון/Sunday and each day add another braid to her hairstyle. By the last day of the week שבת/ Saturday, she'll have seven braids (the Jewish/Israeli week starts on Sunday). Ages 3-5.

 In the book מפתח הלב/The Key to my Heart, Yonatan's father has a key chain full of keys.  There is a key to the front door, the car, the shed, Grandma's house and more.  His father tells him that  Yonatan's picture attached to the key chain is more important than all the keys.  Yonatan loves to hear his father tell him that.  The key chain gets lost. They backtrack trying to find it.  It's found thanks to Yonatan's picture that's attached to the key chain. 

 This book was a family favorite.  Ages 4-5.

You will probably be hungry by the time you finish reading the book  סבא בשל מרק/ Grandfather Cooked Soup.  Sabba (Grandfather) is  lonely and sad.  He decides that he'll cook some soup to cheer himself up.  All of a sudden, one after another three of his grandchildren come to visit and sit down to have soup with him.  Soon the whole neighborhood smells the soup and comes to have a bowl of pea soup.  Sabba is delighted!  Ages 3-5.



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Tip no. 22

האחים גרין

Looking for a second-hand bookstore in Tel-Aviv?  Try האחים גרין/ The Green Brothers on רח' פרישמן 90 /   Frishman St. 90.  The phone number is 03-5238501. It's a small store but it has quite a good selection.  As with any secondhand bookstore, you never know what you will find there!