It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by tmanarl
January 22, 2022 | History
Edit

Mordicai Gerstein

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.

Gerstein was born in Los Angeles, California. He illustrated the Something Queer Is Going On series, written by Elizabeth Levy, from 1973 to 2003. He 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 lived in Northampton, Massachusetts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordicai_Gerstein

Photo of Mordicai Gerstein

American artist, writer, and film director

Born 24 November 1935
Died 24 September 2019

36 works Add another?

Showing ebooks only. Would you like to see everything by this author?

  • Cover of: Anytime Mapleson and the hungry bears

    First published in 1990 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Bedtime, everybody!

    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Daisy's garden

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The giant

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Jonah and the two great fish

    First published in 1997 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The new creatures

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The room

    First published in 1984 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Stop those pants!

    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The sun's day

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Tales of Pan

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Follow me!

    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Dear Hot Dog

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Sparrow Jack

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Learning to fly

    First published in 2007 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Noah and the great flood

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Queen Esther The Morning Star

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
Photo of Mordicai Gerstein

American artist, writer, and film director

Born 24 November 1935
Died 24 September 2019

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Animals, Bible stories, Bible stories, o.t., English Bible stories, New York Times reviewed, Old Testament, Picture books, Bible stories, English, Cats, Cats, fiction, Children's poetry, Children's stories, American, Ducks, Ducks, fiction, Fairy tales, Fantasy fiction, Feral children, Folklore, Foxes, Foxes, fiction, Giants

Places

France, Kurdistan, LaCaune France, LaCaune Woods, Moon, Mountains of Saint Sernin France, Paris France, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), Sun, Tibet (China)

People

Wild Boy of Aveyron, Abraham (Biblical patriarch), Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard (1775-1838), John Bardsley, Jonah (Biblical prophet), Moses (Biblical leader), Noah (Biblical figure), Philippe Petit (1949-), Victor of Aveyron

Time

1789-1815, 1865-, Late 1790s- 1801-1806. 1828

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

No links yet. Add one?

Alternative names

  • Mordecai Gerstein
  • Mordical Gerstein

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
January 22, 2022 Edited by tmanarl bio
January 22, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
December 16, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import