No Pretty Pictures

A Child of War

By Anita Lobel

Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Kraków, Poland. Her life changed forever. She spent her childhood in hiding with her brother and their nanny, moving from countryside to ghetto to convent—where the Nazis finally caught up with them.

Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Anita has spent her life makingpictures. She has never gone back. She has never looked back. Until now.

ISBN: 9780061565892
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: Sep 16, 2008
List price: $13.5
No of pages: 288
Trim Size: 5.300 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 1.050 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Holocaust
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / General (see also headings under Family)
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Anita Lobel

Biography

Anita Lobel’s name is synonymous with the best in children’s literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison’s Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.

Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Kraków, Poland. Her life changed forever. She spent her childhood in hiding with her brother and their nanny, moving from countryside to ghetto to convent—where the Nazis finally caught up with them.

Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Anita has spent her life makingpictures. She has never gone back. She has never looked back. Until now.

ISBN: 9780061565892
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: Sep 16, 2008
List price: $13.5
No of pages: 288
Trim Size: 5.300 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 1.050 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Holocaust
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / General (see also headings under Family)
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Anita Lobel

Biography

Anita Lobel’s name is synonymous with the best in children’s literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison’s Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.