This book affords English-speaking readers their first opportunity to read and enjoy the poetry of Zina Weinshall. Zina was born in Russia in 1900 and moved to Israel in 1920. Early on, she wrote her poetry in Russian, her mother tongue; later, after she had mastered the Hebrew language, she wrote her poems in Hebrew, the language of her adopted land. Through this translation of Zina's poetry into English, poems from both groups are now accessible to western readers. Seventy-eight of the poems in this book represent three separate collections of poems which Zina had printed as small books between 1929 and 1944 for distribution to family and friends. The poems have been left in their sequence as organized by Zina herself within each of the collections. Also included in this book is a poem Zina wrote after losing her son in war in 1948. In addition to Zina's poetry, readers will find a large collection of family photographs assembled by the editor, Zina's daughter, Judith Weinshall Liberman, and the editor's comments about each photograph, both captivating and enlightening. The editor's preface to the book, as well as her essays about the life and writings of Zina Weinshall, round out the picture, and help the reader gain insight into a unique poet.

ABOUT THE BOOK
This book presents spectacular color photographs, each appearing side by side with its desaturated, gray version, thus demonstrating in a clear visual form the richness that color contributes to our universe. The story-poem that connects the photographs in this book is based on a lyric that Judith Weinshall Liberman wrote for her musical play TO BE AN ARTIST, which was published in her book ON BEING AN ARTIST: Three Plays and a Libretto (iUniverse, 2012). The musical includes an encounter between Judith, herself a visual artist, and the noted artist Vincent van Gogh, during which van Gogh sings a hymn to color while conjuring up a dull world that is all gray. This book is a visual presentation of van Gogh's - and the author's - hymn to color in our world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Israel (then called "Palestine"), Judith Weinshall Liberman came to the United States in 1947 to pursue higher education. She earned four American university degrees, including two in law. After settling in the Boston area in 1956, she studied art and creative writing. Beginning in the early 1960s, and for four decades thereafter, Ms. Liberman created numerous series of artworks. Her art has been widely exhibited, and is represented in the collection of museums and other public institutions. During her long career in visual art, Ms. Liberman wrote and published several books, among them picture books. Her book The Bird's Last Song (Addison-Wesley, 1976), which she wrote and illustrated, won a citation as one of the "fabulous books of the year." Later, she published four additional picture books, Ice Cream Snow (Dog Ear Publishing, 2012), The Little Fairy (Dog Ear Publishing, 2013), Haifa (Dog Ear Publishing, 2014), and The Very Old Painter and Her Husband (Dog Ear Publishing, 2014). Judith Weinshall Liberman's archives can be found in the Arts Department of the Boston Public Library and at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

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ANGEL'S PUPPIES tells the story of a young girl, Lisa, who is quite lonely because her parents are away on a long trip, leaving her in the care of a housekeeper, Bertha. Lisa's main companion is Angel, a black mutt. Bertha resents the fact that, in addition to having to do the household chores, she also has to take care of a dog. Bertha becomes especially angry when Angel becomes pregnant and gives birth to three puppies. Bertha wants Lisa to get rid of the puppies, and she is not satisfied until Lisa promises to give the puppies away as soon as they are old enough. When the time comes, Lisa gives the puppies as a gift to solders at a nearby army camp, where she and Angel can visit them frequently. The story is a fictionalized version of an experience the author underwent while growing up in Israel (then called "Palestine") during World War II.
About the Author
Born in Israel (then called "Palestine"), Judith Weinshall Liberman came to the United States in 1947 to pursue higher education. She earned four American university degrees including two in law, a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and an LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School. After settling in the Boston area in 1956, she studied art and creative writing. Beginning in the early 1960s, and for four decades thereafter, Ms. Liberman created numerous series of artworks. Her art has been widely exhibited, and is represented in the collection of museums and other public institutions. During her long career in visual art, Ms. Liberman wrote several books, among them some children's books. Her book THE BIRD'S LAST SONG (Addison-Wesley, 1976), which she also illustrated, won a citation as one of the "fabulous books of the year." In 2012, she published her second children's book, ICE CREAM SNOW (Dog Ear Publishing), which she also illustrated. Her third children's book, THE LITTLE FAIRY (illustrated by Gail Davis, Dog Ear Publoishing) was published in 2013, and in 2014 she published her fourth children's book, THE VERY OLD PAINTER AND HER HUSBAND ((illustrated by Gail Davis, Dog Ear Publoishing). Judith Weinshall Liberman's archives can be found in the Arts Department of the Boston Public Library and at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
About the Illustrator
This is the third book on which Judith Weinshall Liberman, the author, has collaborated with Gail Davis, the illustrator. Since she did not feel that, in light of her deteriorated eyesight, she could do justice to illustrating ANGEL'S PUPPIES herself, Ms. Liberman selected a fine artist, Ms. Gail Davis, to create the illustrations under the author's guidance. The two had previously collaborated on THE LITTLE FAIRY (Dog Ear Publishing, 2013) and on THE VERY OLD PAINTER AND HER HUSBAND (Dog Ear Publishing, 2014). In the present book, Ms. Davis beautifully captures not only the spirit of the story and of the characters, but also the landscape and the atmosphere of Israel as it was at the time when the events which inspired this story took place.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Judith Weinshall Liberman wrote THE LITTLE FAIRY Iin the early 1980s, but it was not until 2012 that she first published the story. This she did in her book REFLECTIONS: Poems, Lyrics, and Stories, an anthology created in collaboration with her daughter, Dr. Laura Liberman. THE LITTLE FAIRY tells the story of a little boy, Jonathan, who has some endearing qualities: He loves books, and he believes in magic. Using one of his magic tricks to select a book at the library, he is surprised - and delighted - to see a live little fairy emerging from the book. Taking the book home, he hopes to spend quality time getting to know the little fairy, but the reaction of members of his family frustrates his plans. Yet, as if by magic, the story has a surprise happy ending.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Israel (then called "Palestine"), Judith Weinshall Liberman came to the United States in 1947 to pursue higher education. She earned four American university degrees, including two in law. After settling in the Boston area in 1956, she studied art and creative writing. Beginning in the early 1960s, and for four decades thereafter, Ms. Liberman created numerous series of artworks. Her art has been widely exhibited, and is represented in the collection of museums and other public institutions. During her long career in visual art, Ms. Liberman wrote and published several books. Her book THE BIRD'S LAST SONG (Addison-Wesley, 1976), which she wrote and illustrated, won a citation as one of the "fabulous books of the year." In 2012, she published her second children's book, ICE CREAM SNOW. Judith Weinshall Liberman's archives can be found in the Fine Arts Department of the Boston Public Library and at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
In 2012 Judith Weinshall Liberman decided that THE LITTLE FAIRY would make a lovely children's book if properly illustrated. Since she did not feel that, in light of her deteriorating eyesight, she could do justice to illustrating the book herself, she selected a fine artist, Ms. Gail Davis, to create the illustrations under the author's guidance. Ms. Davis' illustrations for THE LITTLE FAIRY are not only beautiful as works of art, but also capture the spirit of the story and of the characters. Through her rendition of the fairy, Jonathan, the librarian, and members of Jonathan's family, Ms. Davis has created a world that is both enchanting and memorable.