Israeli illustrator, art director and lecturer
Shahar Kober (born 1979) is an Israeli
illustrator , art director and lecturer. He lives in
Kiryat Tivon , Israel.[
citation needed ]
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.
[
citation needed ]
2021 - The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3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]
Aladdin by Anna Bowles, Little Tiger Press, UK, 2019
ISBN
978-1680101355
Chicken On Vacation by Adam Lehrhaupt,
HarperCollins , USA, 2018
ISBN
978-0062364180
Grandpa's Back by Nevo Ziv, Yedioth Aharonoth Books, Israel, 2017
The Jungle Book by
Rudyard Kipling ,
Usborne Publishing , UK, 2017
ISBN
978-1474925495
Chicken in School by Adam Lehrhaupt,
HarperCollins , USA, 2017
ISBN
978-0062364135
Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt,
HarperCollins , USA, 2016
ISBN
978-0-06-236412-8
The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016
ISBN
978-1-938063-67-1
The Flying Hand of Marco B. by Richard Leiter,
Sleeping Bear Press , USA, 2015
ISBN
978-1585368884
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
Michael Morpurgo ,
Egmont Publishing , UK, 2012
ISBN
978-1405260817
Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride by Deborah Bodin Cohen,
Kar-Ben Publishing , USA, 2008
ISBN
978-0822586487
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"Shahar Kober on WorldCat" . WorldCat . 26 December 2016.
^
"Children's Book Review: The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2016-12-25 .
^
THE UGLY DUMPLING by Stephanie Campisi, Shahar Kober | Kirkus Reviews .
^
CHICKEN IN SPACE by Adam Lehrhaupt, Shahar Kober | Kirkus Reviews .
^ Analyst, Minh Le Early Childhood Policy; Author (2016-08-09).
"First Half Recap Of 2016 Picture Books" . The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2016-12-26 .
^ Maksel, Rebecca.
"Best Children's Books of the Year" . Air & Space Magazine . Retrieved 2016-12-26 .
^ Morpurgo, Michael (2012-05-07).
Snakes and Ladders: Red Banana . Egmont UK.
ISBN
9781780312255 .
^
"דוד קוסם | לאה גולדברג" . www.kibutz-poalim.co.il . Retrieved 2016-12-26 .
^
"בערוגת הגנה | חיים נחמן ביאליק" . www.kibutz-poalim.co.il . Retrieved 2016-12-26 .
^ Lehrhaupt, Adam; Kober, Shahar (2016-01-01). Chicken in space .
ISBN
9780062364128 .
OCLC
918986526 .
^
"Design Museum Holon - Past - Playing at Design Museum Holon" . www.dmh.org.il . Retrieved 2016-12-25 .
^
"The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase | dPICTUS" . dpictus.com . Retrieved 2023-08-14 .
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"3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration ::: Shahar Kober" . 3x3mag.com . Retrieved 2023-08-14 .
^
"The Communication Arts Award of Excellence, 2015 for Shahar KOBER's children's book - illustrations for 'Noam's Shop of Words' from KETER Publishing" . www.gosee.us . Retrieved 2016-12-26 .
^
"3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration ::: No.12 Picture Book Show Winners" . 3x3mag.com . Retrieved 2016-12-26 .
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b
"Sydney Taylor Book Award" (PDF) . The Association of Jewish Libraries . 26 December 2016.