Lisl Weil (–2006)
Author of Gertie & Gus
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Works by Lisl Weil
Wolferl: The First Six Years in the Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : 1756-1762 (1991) 37 copies, 2 reviews
SNIFF POEMS A Scholastic "Scratch-And-Sniff" Book — Illustrator; Illustrator — 4 copies
The Fantastic Toy Shop: A Musical Story-Ballet Retold and Illustrated By Lisl Weil with Music Adapted By David Shapiro (1967) 4 copies
Foolish King: Based on Hans Christian Andersen's "the Emperor's New Clothes (1982) 4 copies, 1 review
Happy Ski ABC 3 copies
Happy birthday in Barcelona 1 copy
Jacoble Tells the Truth 1 copy
Melissa's friend Fabrizzio 1 copy
Shivers 1 copy
Associated Works
Stories for Five Year Olds and Other Young Readers (1973) — Contributor: Jacoble Tells the Truth — 61 copies, 1 review
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- Date of death
- 2006-02-05
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- illustrator
musician - Short biography
- Lisl Weil was born in Vienna, Austria where she began to draw at a very young age. By the time she was sixteen, Weil's drawings were being published regularly in a Viennese newspaper. At the same time, she was attending art school. She also performed for a time with a dance group. After spending a year in Holland, she moved to New York in 1939. She soon met her future husband, Julius Marx, who guided her towards children's literature. From the 1950s through the 1990s, she estimated that she illustrated more than a hundred children's books--over half of them for stories that she wrote herself.
In addition to illustrating books, Weil also performed with several major symphony orchestras. As the orchestra played, she drew the story - Nationality
- Austria
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Places of residence
- Holland
New York, New York, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- New York, New York, USA
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Picture book, elephant & monkey, foot injury, 80's or earlier in Name that Book (January 2012)
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Sweet story with delightful simple drawings about Creation and Adam and Eve. Not all the details are consistent with the Bible, but it's close enough. I especially like the very first page with a square separated diagonally into the cream color used for the background of the other pictures and the dark brown used to draw everything. There are also some lovely illustrations of Adam and Eve, created as children, enjoying themselves.
In this version of the Adam and Eve story, God tells both show more children not to eat the yellow apples on the tree on the hill and they promise to obey. Eve is curious, the snake encourages her, she tells Adam that no one will notice if one apple is missing. Although the apple is yummy, they don't feel good after tasting it. When God appears that night, he is upset that they broke their promise. They must leave their garden and work before they can eat and rest. But when God sees that they have built a shelter for themselves, he smiles and says, once again, "That's good!"
I thought this was the story I had read years ago in which the sin was not waiting until the fruit was ripe. It isn't. But there is a lot about consequences and also forgiveness and starting over. show less
In this version of the Adam and Eve story, God tells both show more children not to eat the yellow apples on the tree on the hill and they promise to obey. Eve is curious, the snake encourages her, she tells Adam that no one will notice if one apple is missing. Although the apple is yummy, they don't feel good after tasting it. When God appears that night, he is upset that they broke their promise. They must leave their garden and work before they can eat and rest. But when God sees that they have built a shelter for themselves, he smiles and says, once again, "That's good!"
I thought this was the story I had read years ago in which the sin was not waiting until the fruit was ripe. It isn't. But there is a lot about consequences and also forgiveness and starting over. show less
This book is about Sally and Walter. Sally believes in the Candy Egg Bunny, but Walter does not. Walter then see the Bunny who tells him how Easter bunnies came to be. I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I liked the book because the plot was suspenseful. The organization of each page kept the reader wondering what would happen next. For instance, one page reads, "'A long time ago, on top of a hill...'" The reader flips the page and it reads, "...there lived the evil witch show more Gundula." Splitting the sentence between pages added to the readers curiosity of what was going to happen next. I did not like the book because the illustrations did not enhance the story. The pictures were all black and white with yellow accents. I think that adding more colorful illustrations would have helped grab the readers attention and better fit the imaginative mood. The big idea is sometimes all you have to do is believe. show less
The origins of personal hardships and the end of "wanting for nothing" are quaintly presented in a kid-friendly tone and illustrative style which takes away from the original tale. Although seemingly geared towards young readers, I believe that this story is best left to readers who are old enough and equipped to handle the original text.
The Story of the Wise Men and the Child tells the familiar story of Christmas as it is told in the Gospel of Matthew. I personally did not enjoy this book. The first thing that stuck out to me that I did not like was the illustrations. Each illustration is black, white, and blue. The book begins with a picture of all the generations of men and their faces in black and white. I think the lack of color takes away from the depth of the story. It creates almost a somber feel and makes it show more difficult to be enthusiastic about the content of the book. I also did not like the writing style of the story. One of the lines was, “And the star went before them till it stood still over the place where the young Child was.” I feel like the writing style is very bland and old fashioned. It made it difficult for me to follow the plot at points and it created, once again, a somber tone. The overall message of the story is to appreciate the beauty and history of the story of Christmas through the bible. show less
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