Alona Frankel

The recorded working language is Hebrew. The field of work recorded is children's and young adult literature and memoir literature. Works named in the authority record are Once Upon a Potty. Distinctions recorded are Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works and Sapir Prize for Literature.

• Name — Alona Frankel • Born — 27 June 1937 • Birthplace — Kraków, Poland • Occupation — Illustrator, writer, novelist • Notable Works — Once Upon a Potty, Once Upon an Elephant, A Family of Tiny White Elephants (or: Once Upon an Elephant), A True Story (or: Once Upon a Bird), A Book Full of Love, Girl, Teen, Woman • Spouse — Zygmunt Frankel (1937-1997) • Children — Ari Frankel (b. 1960), Michael Frankel (b. 1972) • Native Name — אלונה פרנקל

Alona Frankel was born in 1937 in Kraków, Poland, and spent her childhood during the Holocaust in the Lwów Ghetto, then in hiding; first alone, later with her parents. After immigrating to Israel with her family in 1949, Frankel studied art at the Avni Institute. She began illustrating children's books at the age of 30. In 1975, she published the first of over 40 children's books that she both wrote and illustrated, in addition to illustrating dozens of books by other authors. Her books, translated into 12 languages, have become bestsellers. She lectures on illustration at several institutions, and her work has been featured at exhibitions and fairs in Israel and abroad. Frankel has won numerous prizes, including an Hans Cristian Andersen Honor Citation and multiple Parent's Choice awards. Girl, her first book for adults, was awarded the Sapir Prize for Literature and Yad Vashem's Buchman award. She was married to the late artist Zygmunt Frankel (1929-1997; see http: www.zygmuntfrankel.com), and their sons are Ari (born 1960; see http: www.arifrankel.com), and Michael (born 1972).