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Susan Gal

Susan Gal has illus­trat­ed numer­ous chil­dren’s books. Her acco­lades include the Syd­ney Tay­lor Book Award and Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award. She began her illus­tra­tion career as a poster and cal­en­dar artist, then worked as an ​“actor with a pen­cil” for Dis­ney Ani­ma­tion before return­ing to her native Cal­i­for­nia to cre­ate fun and whim­si­cal illustrations.

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Chil­dren’s
Joy­ful Song: A Nam­ing Story
Lesléa Newman; Susan Gal, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
The Tow­er of Life: How Yaf­fa Eli­ach Rebuilt Her Town in Sto­ries and Photographs 
Chana Stiefel; Susan Gal, illus.
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Wel­com­ing Eli­jah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
Lesléa Newman, Susan Gal (illus.)
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Here Is the World: A Year of Jew­ish Holidays
Lesléa Newman; Susan Gal, illus.
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Rebuild­ing a Jew­ish Past: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal

Emi­ly Schneider
November 4, 2022

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