Oren Lavie – författare

Förlaget Hjulet gav ut Wolf Erlbruchs första bok, Örnen i hönsgården (1985). Sedan följt många andra bilderböcker, alla omisskännligt erlbruchska och av en sådan kvalitet att han har fått åtskilliga priser, bl a Deutscher Jugendlitteraturpreis två gånger och H.C. Andersen-medaljen. I DN 1 okt. skriver Lotta Olsson: "en poetisk bilderbok, inte omedelbart lättillgänglig men svår att lämna när man väl börjat läsa. Björnen träffar så många djur på vägen, men till slut träffar han sig själv och blir en mycket nöjd Björn, i denna vackra identitetsberättelse".

A self-important but good-hearted toad, with an ample amount of self-love, discovers his love for others in this entertaining and charming picture book!When Truman Toad—the most stubborn, perfectionist toad in Green Grove—wakes up one morning from a dream about the perfect hug, he knows exactly what he must do: find whoever is holding the other half.With a charmingly witty text by author Oren Lavie and playful illustrations by beloved artist Anke Kuhl, Truman Toad and the Quest for the Perfect Hug is a delightful tale that reminds us that the best things in life will always take us by surprise!

A delightful children''s book "filled with surreal gags about prepositions and adverbs, cheerful absurdity, and down the rabbit hole-style musings" (School Library Journal).One day, a few minutes after Once Upon a Time, a bear awakes to find he has lost something very important: himself! He sets out into the Fabulous Forest to find himself, using only a few clues scrawled on a piece of paper: the bear he''s looking for is a nice bear; he is a happy bear; and he''s very handsome too! These sound like pretty good qualities to Bear, and so begins his memorable journey. With the help of critters like the Convenience Cow, the Lazy Lizard, the Turtle Taxi, and the Penultimate Penguin, Bear finds that he himself is just what he''s been looking for all along: a nice, happy bear—and handsome too!"A melding of Phantom Tollbooth logic, Alice in Wonderland whimsy, and peppered with a cast of unforgettable Little Prince like characters . . . You can''t help fall into the imaginative world of this delightfully clever picture book." —BookBloom"Irresistible." —O, The Oprah Magazine"Gentle wordplay and Lewis Carroll-like paradoxes . . . Everything is new to Bear, and his discoveries will delight readers." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Erlbruch''s playful, distinctive illustrations . . . are sublime." —Kirkus Reviews"Young readers with a philosophical nature and an appreciation for provocative silliness will be especially gratified by Bear''s self-discovery . . . The Fabulous Forest effectively evokes a fairy tale feel, and Bear, a portly fellow with huge eyes, a bright red mouth, and colorful flecks in his black fur, is loveable at first sight." —New York Journal of Books