Tami Shem-Tov (; born October 18, 1969) is an Israeli journalist and writer best known for her books for children.
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Books
Her books were translated into several languages.
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*2020: , ''I'm Not Leaving'', a sequel to ''I'm Not a Thief''
*2017: (with Rachella Sandbank) , ''Coming Home!'' (ages 4-8)
*2017: ' (Grandpa ]Sabich
Sabich or sabih ( ) is a sandwich of pita or laffa bread stuffed with fried eggplants, hard-boiled eggs, chopped salad, parsley, Amba (condiment), amba and tahini sauce. It first appeared in Ramat Gan in Israel in the 1960s.
Its ingredients a ...
), a children's picture book published in 2017 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan in Hebrew, which according to Yahil Zaban of Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...
details how the sandwich became "a symbol of the new Israeli culture".
*2015: (with Rachella Sandbank) Queen of Jerusalem (a story of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design () is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldest institution of higher education and is considered the ...
, Jerusalem)
*2012: (''Ani Lo Ganav''), young adult novel
סיפור חניכה ברוח קורצ'אק
("A story of initiation in the spirit of Korczak") book review, ''Haaretz
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*1998: Just for Milli
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Awards
*1999: Ze'ev Prize for her first book, ''Just for Milli''[
*''Letters from Nowhere'' received several awards:][
**2007: Yad Vashem Prize
**2008: Ze'ev Prize
**2010: German Children's Literature Award
*''Letters from Nowhere'' received several awards:][
**2002: Prize for children's literature
**2013: Lea Goldberg Prize
**2014: Andersen Honor Citation, Public Libraries Award, ]Bialik Prize
The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel, for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Israel's national poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik. There are two separate p ...
References
External links
List of publications by Tami Shem-Tov, in the National Library catalog
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1969 births
Living people
21st-century Israeli writers
21st-century Israeli journalists
21st-century Israeli women writers
21st-century Israeli women journalists
Israeli children's writers