Noa’s Sign Language

Born in Tel Aviv, Nira Harel is an author and editor of children’s books. In the 1960s she edited Pilon, a popular magazine for children, and later worked for the publishers Masada and Am Oved. She has earned the Zeev Award, the Fania Bergstein Prize, Germany’s Eselohr Award, and, in 1994, an Andersen Honor Citation.

Elisheva Ga’ash is an Israeli illustrator. Born in Czechoslovakia, she moved to Israel with her family when she was still a toddler. She has illustrated over 200 books.