Over 100,000 copies sold.

MY FATHER ALWAYS EMBARRESSES ME
Efraim’s dad is always embarrassing him. Sleeping in late, singing loudly on his bike, telling silly stories about dwarves in dresses, and acting scared at the movies. Then comes the most embarrassing moment of all: he bakes the ugliest cake ever for the annual school bake-off. But Efraim's dad has a surprise planned, and Efraim learns that maybe his dad isn't so embarrassing after all.

THE UNDERPLATE
When Efrat's father finally allows her to help set the table before supper, she opens up the cupboard and hears a strange voice calling to her: "Me ... me ... Please take me." It is the voice of the Underplate - the plate on the bottom of the pile, the one that never gets to come out of the cupboard. This sets into motion a cupboard revolution and the opportunity for all plates (and cups and bowls and spoons and forks and other inanimate objects) to be given equal opportunities at the table.

Meir Shalev is one of Israel’s most celebrated novelists. His books have been bestsellers in Israel, Italy, Holland and Germany. Shalev is a recipient of many international prizes including the Prime Minister’s Prize (Israel),, The Juliet Club Prize (Italy), The Entholomogical Prize (Israel), The Wizo Prize in France, Israel and Italy, and the Brenner Prize of 2006-- the highest Israeli literary recognition, awarded for his novel, A PIGEON AND A BOY. Shalev’s writing is often compared to Gabriel Garcia Marquez for his ability to “create worlds inhabited by the richness of invention and obsessiveness of dreams" (NYTBR).  He has written twelve children’s books, as well as four collections of essays.

Yossi Abolafia has illustrated dozens of children's picture books.. He has worked as a director, scriptwriter, and animator for Israel TV, Canadian TV, the Canadian Film Service, and independently in New York. He served as the head of the Animation Unit at the Bezalel Academy of Art, where he is now a senior lecturer. He has been awarded the Andersen Citation for Illustration twice, the Ben-Zvi Prize twice, and the Nahum Gutman Prize for Illustration (1993).

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