Leonid Gore
Author of Worms for Lunch?
Works by Leonid Gore
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Full-Blooded Fantasy: 8 Spellbinding Tales in Which Anything Is Possible (2005) — Illustrator, some editions — 107 copies, 1 review
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- Canonical name
- Gore, Leonid
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Academy of Arts, Minsk
- Occupations
- book Illustrator
children's author - Short biography
- Leonid Gore is an award winning artist, illustrator and author. Born and raised in Belarus, he studied art at the Academy of Arts in Minsk. Since 1990, he has been living in the United States, where his enormous talent has been recognized throughout the publishing world. He has illustrated over thirty children’s books, five of which he also wrote. Critics have praised his work as "visually stunning" and "brilliant.” His books have been honored as IRA Children's Choice books and Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, have received starred reviews from the School Library Journal, and the Kirkus and Boston Globe/Horn Book magazines, and have been recognized as part of 100 Great Children’s Books by the New York Public Library.
Leonid has illustrated the covers of many distinguished books, including those written by Eve Bunting, Phillip Pullman, Avi, Jim Murphy, and Franny Billingsley.
His paintings have appeared on the covers of Washington Post, and inside Tennis Magazine, Sporting News Magazine, Auto Week, Inside Sports, Fine Cooking, Medical Economics, Guideposts, and Scenario.
His original artwork has regularly been accepted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators juried Original Art Shows, and The Annual Exhibitions of the best in current illustration.
Leonid Gore lives in Oakland, New Jersey, and works out of his studio on the banks of the Ramapo River.
(source: author's website) - Birthplace
- Minsk, Belarus
- Places of residence
- Minsk, Belarus
Oakland, New Jersey, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- Oakland, New Jersey, USA
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A series of woodland animals make various uses of the strange object they find abandoned on the forest floor - a rabbit uses it as a shelter, a bear decides it is a hat, a little fox thinks it is a bed, and a worm attempts to make it a meal - until finally, a little boy happens by and, perceiving that it is a book, begins to read the story. Slowly, the various creatures are won over, gathering around to hear a tale that sounds suspiciously like their own...
Although I have read a number of show more picture-book illustrated by Leonid Gore, from Alma Flor Ada's The Malachite Palace to Marianna Mayer's The Boy Who Ran With The Gazelles, I don't think I've ever picked up one of his own stories before. I'm glad that I now finally have, as I found The Wonderful Book to be a sweet and engaging little tale - it may well be that I am folklore-obsessed, but I was reminded a bit of the famous Ukrainian story of The Mitten - and (as always) appreciated the artwork. Recommended to young readers who enjoy animal stories, and to Leonid Gore fans. show less
Although I have read a number of show more picture-book illustrated by Leonid Gore, from Alma Flor Ada's The Malachite Palace to Marianna Mayer's The Boy Who Ran With The Gazelles, I don't think I've ever picked up one of his own stories before. I'm glad that I now finally have, as I found The Wonderful Book to be a sweet and engaging little tale - it may well be that I am folklore-obsessed, but I was reminded a bit of the famous Ukrainian story of The Mitten - and (as always) appreciated the artwork. Recommended to young readers who enjoy animal stories, and to Leonid Gore fans. show less
"Who eats worms for lunch? Not me." says the mouse (to the worm). A great pre-k choice for a read aloud, this book will engender involvement as many of the animals are connected in some way. The cat's diet follows the mouse. The cow's diet follows the cat's predilection for milk -- you get the idea. The ending adds a savvy literary device breaking the barrier between reader and story: "You can eat me... I'm a character in the book," the worm says.
Gore shows how a an item can bring people, or animals, together. In The Wonderful Book, a little rabbit, a grumpy bear, a hungry family of mice, a tired fox, a little pink worm and a curious boy all come a cross a red book. Each one looks at it differently; They see a house, a hat, a table, a bed, a tasty-looking flower, and finally a book. As the boy reads the book, the animals come from out of the forest to listen to the boy read. The red book turns out to be about all of them.
This is a cute children's book. It will teach young readers about what different things animals eat. Many animals like to eat some of the same things. It also will teach about the food chain because some animals eat other animals/living things. The bright bold illustrations do great at keeping the readers attention and some of the pages are shaped like food items. Very fun book to share to readers that are just learning about animals and types of foods they eat.
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