Shahar Kober

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Shahar Kober (born 1979) is an Israeli illustrator, art director and lecturer. He lives in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.[ citation needed ]

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Biography

Kober was born in Kfar-Saba and raised in Ganei Am. He attended the Ami Assaf high school in Beit Berl and the University of Chicago Laboratory School. At age 21, he was admitted to Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, 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, The United Kingdom, United States, and other countries. [1] 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 [2] and Kirkus Reviews, [3] and so was "Chicken in Space". [4] [5] 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. [6] Among others, he illustrated books by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, [7] Israeli poet Leah Goldberg, [8] Israel's national poet Hayim Nahman Bialik, [9] and award-winning children's author Adam Lehrhaupt. [10]

His illustrations were displayed in exhibitions in Israel, [11] China and South Korea.

Since 2013, Kober teaches Illustration in the WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education, in Haifa, Israel.

Awards

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2021 - The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3 [12]

2020 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award [13]

2015 - Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence [14]

2015 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award [15]

2014 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award

2013 - Creative Quarterly 32 Professional Illustration runner-up

2011 - Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Younger Readers [16]

2009 - Sydney Taylor Honor Award [16]

Partial bibliography

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