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Mordicai Gerstein

Art, Children

Mordicai Gerstein was an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing children's books. He was the author and illustrator of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, winner of the Caldecott Medal. 


Festival Years: 2008
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Mitali Perkins
  • Children, Fiction, Young Adult
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Krista Tippett
  • Journalism, Podcast, Theology
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • Children, Graphic Novel, Illustration, Memoir, Young Adult
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Gary D. Schmidt
  • Children, Fiction, Young Adult
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Kevin Young
  • Poetry
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Min Jin Lee
  • Fiction
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Katherine Paterson
  • Children, Young Adult
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Nikki Grimes
  • Art, Children, Fiction, Illustration, Music, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, Stage, Young Adult
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Anthony Doerr
  • Fiction
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Luci Shaw
  • Poetry, Publishing, Spirituality
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Kate DiCamillo
  • Children, Young Adult
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