They moved from place to place, landing in the Krakow ghetto, and finally in a convent, where the Nazis caught them. She, her brother, and their nanny were sent to the countryside for their safety, and were forced into hiding for the next four and a half years. She was barely five years old when the Nazis invaded in World War II. (Bowker Author Biography) - biography from No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War … ( more)Īnita Lobel, née Kempler, was born in Krakow, Poland, to a Jewish merchant family. On Market Street also received a Caldecott Honor Book Award, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award (illustration), and is an American Book Award finalist. She has been nominated for numerous awards including selections for the Best Illustrated Book from New York Times Book Reviews (Sven's Bridge, On Market Street and One Lighthouse, One Moon). Anita's major works include: Alison's Zinnias, Sven's Bridge, On Market Street, and One Lighthouse, One Moon. Lobel met her husband, Arnold, at Pratt while acting in a play. In 1952, her family moved to New York, and she then attended Pratt Institute for Art. They were lucky to be reunited with their parents in 1947. She and her brother were forced to go into a concentration camp in Germany they were rescued in 1945 by the Swedish Red Cross.
She was forced to hide in a convent during WWII, but was captured by the Nazis. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures, was a finalist for the National Book Award. One Lighthouse, One Moon, one of two books she created about her cat, Nini, is a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. She is a Polish-American illustrator of children's books, including A New Coat for Anna, This Quiet Lady, Alison's Zinnia, and On Market Street, which won a Caldecott Honor for illustrations.
Anita Lobel (née Kempler) was born on June 2, 1934.
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