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Paul O. Zelinsky, author portrait
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Paul O. Zelinsky

Paul O. Zelinsky was born in Evanston, Illinois. He attended Yale University, where he took a course with Maurice Sendak, which later inspired him to pursue a career in children's books. He went on to receive a graduate degree in painting from Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia and Rome. His first book was published in 1978. Among many other awards and prizes, he received the 1998 Caldecott Medal for his illustrated retelling of Rapunzel, as well as Caldecott Honors for three of his books: Hansel and Gretel (1985), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), and Swamp Angel (1995). Paul Zelinsky lives in New York with his wife, Deborah.
Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred
Toys Meet Snow
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
Toys Come Home
Toy Dance Party
Toys Go Out
Rapunzel
Swamp Angel
Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
Rumpelstiltskin
The Wheels on the Bus

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah - Read Aloud With Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky | Brightly Storytime

Books

Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred
Toys Meet Snow
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
Toys Come Home
Toy Dance Party
Toys Go Out
Rapunzel
Swamp Angel
Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
Rumpelstiltskin
The Wheels on the Bus

Media

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah - Read Aloud With Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky | Brightly Storytime

ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY HANUKKAH

A note from the author, Emily Jenkins, of All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah…   For this new picture book about Sydney Taylor’s beloved characters, I was honored to work again  with my long-time collaborator, Caldecott and Carle-winning  illustrator Paul  O. Zelinsky. He is amazing and did  huge amounts of historical research so that the book really takes

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