Shahar Kober (; born 1979) is an Israeli

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, art director and lecturer. He lives in

Kiryat Tivon Kiryat Tiv'on (, also Qiryat Tiv'on) is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, in the hills between the Zvulun Valley, Zvulun (Zebulon) and Jezreel Valley, Jezreel valleys. Kiryat Tiv'on is located southeast of Haifa, on the main road to Nazaret ...

, Israel.

Biography

Kober was born in Kfar-Saba and raised in Ganei Am. He attended the Ami Assaf high school in Beit Berl and the

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. At age 21, he was admitted to

Shenkar College of Engineering and Design Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art (commonly abbreviated as Shenkar) is a public college in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Shenkar serves the Israeli industry by providing academic qualification and R&D services f ...

, studying illustration and graphic design, graduating in 2005. After graduating he persisted a freelance career in illustration, illustrating over 40 children's books, published in Israel,

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, and other countries. His work is regularly published in newspapers and magazines, and he also contributes art to animation projects. His work on "The Ugly Dumpling" was reviewed favorably by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and so was "Chicken in Space". His book "The Flying Hand of Marco B." was selected one of the best children's books of 2015 by the Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine. Among others, he illustrated books by former

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, Israeli poet

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, Israel's

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, and award-winning children's author Adam Lehrhaupt. His illustrations were displayed in exhibitions in Israel, China and South Korea. Since 2013, Kober teaches Illustration in the

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, in

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, Israel.

Awards

2021 - The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3 2020 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award 2015 - Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence 2015 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award 2014 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award 2013 - Creative Quarterly 32 Professional Illustration runner-up 2011 - Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Younger Readers 2009 - Sydney Taylor Honor Award

Partial bibliography

* Aladdin by Anna Bowles, Little Tiger Press, UK, 2019 * Chicken On Vacation by Adam Lehrhaupt,

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, USA, 2018 * Grandpa's Back by Nevo Ziv, Yedioth Aharonoth Books, Israel, 2017 * The Jungle Book by

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much ...

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, UK, 2017 * Chicken in School by Adam Lehrhaupt,

, USA, 2017 * Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt,

, USA, 2016 * The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016 * The Flying Hand of Marco B. by Richard Leiter, Sleeping Bear Press, USA, 2015 * One Last Story by Eilam Ben-Dror, Matar Publishing House, Israel, 2015 * Noam's Shop of Words, by Ruvik Rosenthal. Keter Publishing House, Israel, 2014 * At the End of the Road by Iris Argaman, Matar Publishing House, Israel, 2014 * Snakes and Ladders, by

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, UK, 2012 * Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride by Deborah Bodin Cohen,

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, USA, 2008

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kober, Shahar 1979 births Living people Israeli illustrators Israeli children's book illustrators