Sigal Samuel is an award-winning novelist and journalist.
Currently a Staff Writer at Vox, she previously worked as Religion
Editor at The Atlantic, Opinion Editor at the Forward, and
Associate Editor at the Daily Beast. She earned her MFA in Creative
Writing from the University of British Columbia. The Mystics of
Mile End, her debut novel, was nominated for the International
Dublin Literary Award and won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award
and the Alberta Book Publishing Award. Sigal hails from an Iraqi
Jewish family in Montreal, and now lives in Washington, DC.
Vali Mintzi is an illustrator of children's books, a graphic
designer, and puppetry designer. She was born in Romania and she
graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem where she
lives and works. The New York Times praised her artwork for a
picture book by Rita Jahan Foruz, saying: "The Girl With a Brave
Heart is strikingly enhanced by Vali Mintzi's exquisite naïf
illustrations, which seem a happy meeting of Gauguin and mid-career
Matisse."
""A rich portrait of an early female Jewish hero." --Publishers
Weekly,
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""An exploration of Jewish heritage and mysticism; a deeply
feminist but not at all didactic tale with magical prose. It's
adorned with gorgeous, vibrant gouache illustrations, full of
colorful loose patterns created by the Israeli-Romanian artist Vali
Mintzi. Mintzi's fluid brush line brings the characters to life and
there's a particularly gorgeous spread of Hebrew letters." --The
Jerusalem Post,
"
""Mintzi's illus-tra-tions have an aston-ish-ing beau-ty. This
remark-able book con-veys both Osnat's unusu-al life, full of
con-tra-dic-tion, and the truth about women's poten-tial. When
encour-aged to flour-ish, Osnat and oth-ers like her can heal the
world." --Jewish Book Council,
"
""Osnat and Her Dove is an inspiring story of a young Jewish hero,
filled with wonderful cultural, religious and historical detail.
It's a testament to the power of knowledge and the importance of
parental support." --BookPage,
"
""Samuel tells about Osnat's extraordinary life and seamlessly
weaves in some of the many legends and miracles that were part of
her life story. Fact and legend become one in an inspiring story of
an exceptional woman." --Kirkus Reviews,
"
""The striking and vibrant illustrations in "Osnat and Her Dove"
pull young and old readers alike into Osnat's world."--The Times of
Israel,
"
"[STAR] "A vibrant life story, with imagined conversations and
brilliant illustrations, that will find a home in every
collection"--School Library Journal (starred review),
"
"[STAR] "This dynamic and respectful picture book envisions the
life of a prominent 17th-century Jewish leader who defied gender
norms."--Shelf-Awareness (starred review),
"
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