Leone Adelson (1908–2003)
Author of The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story
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Red Sails on the James 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Adelson, Leone
- Other names
- Adelson, L.
- Birthdate
- 1908-06-13
- Date of death
- 2003-05-04
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Brooklyn College (BA)
New York University (MS ∙ 1947) - Occupations
- teacher
children's author - Organizations
- Association of Retired Supervisors
English Speaking Union - Short biography
- Leone Adelson was born in Harlem, New York on June 13, 1908 and raised in New York City. She received her bachelor’s degree in Education at Brooklyn College and then her master’s degree from New York University in 1947. Adelson worked as an elementary school teacher in Brooklyn Public Schools from 1932-1946, and then taught deaf children at nursery school level in New York City’s School for the Deaf. She was also a member of the New York Board of Education. Additionally, Adelson was writer, director and producer of the Chelsea Community Closed Circuit Television project funded by the Ford Foundation from 1946 to 1960. She retired in 1966 after having worked for the New York City public school system for 35 years.
Adelson began writing for children after World War II, and was a frequent collaborator with children’s poet Lilian Moore, a fellow teacher. Together they penned several titles, beginning with Old Rosie in 1952. Adelson spent her retirement traveling, writing, and becoming involved in various causes. She was a member of the Loose Ender’s writers group, and she volunteered for both the Friends of the Zoo in Bronx, NY and Wave Hill Environmental Education Center where she conducted guided tours to teach children about nature. She passed away on May 4, 2003 at the age of 94.
(source: The University of Southern Mississippi - de Grummond Children's Literature Collection) - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
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- USA
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Funny "costume party comedy of errors" story, centering around a baby bear waking up from hibernation, and stumbling upon a Purim costume party. While trying to nap off the feast, the other party-goers wake up the baby bear, who gets a bit growly before running off back to his cave.
I'm a bit growly myself, because for a holiday celebrating a woman, this book's active characters are almost all male -- including the baby bear protagonist and the little boy who recognizes the bear as a show more for-real bear and not a costume-bear. Upon discussion, we decided to re-gender the characters, and it was fine. show less
I'm a bit growly myself, because for a holiday celebrating a woman, this book's active characters are almost all male -- including the baby bear protagonist and the little boy who recognizes the bear as a show more for-real bear and not a costume-bear. Upon discussion, we decided to re-gender the characters, and it was fine. show less
Funny "costume party comedy of errors" story, centering around a baby bear waking up from hibernation, and stumbling upon a Purim costume party. While trying to nap off the feast, the other party-goers wake up the baby bear, who gets a bit growly before running off back to his cave. [return][return]I'm a bit growly myself, because for a holiday celebrating a woman, this book's active characters are almost all male -- including the baby bear protagonist and the little boy who recognizes the show more bear as a for-real bear and not a costume-bear. Upon discussion, we decided to re-gender the characters, and it was fine. show less
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Again, Moore's under-appreciated skill shines through. Yes, this is a bit dated, and yes, there's a deus ex machina, but it's still delightful and child me would have loved it. I think modern animal lovers will like it, too. And the theme of an old work horse still being worth its keep and worthy of companionship is an important one.
Again, Moore's under-appreciated skill shines through. Yes, this is a bit dated, and yes, there's a deus ex machina, but it's still delightful and child me would have loved it. I think modern animal lovers will like it, too. And the theme of an old work horse still being worth its keep and worthy of companionship is an important one.
Awakened from his long winter slumber, Little Bear finds that he is hungry, and follows his nose to a little house by the river, where he sees gaily clad people arriving for a feast. Tempted by all the delicious smells, he joins the crowd, accepted as one of the guests, who are all in costume. Only young Itzik perceives that Little Bear is not Bela the tailor, Peshel the pickle-seller, or Heshel the herring man, dressed up as a bear, but a real wild animal, in their midst...
The Mystery Bear show more is the sort of Purim book I was thinking of a while back, when I mentioned that I was looking for good storybooks set during the holiday, but not necessarily about the holiday. But although it fits the bill, somehow it never really grabbed my attention, either visually or textually. Leone Adelson's narrative left me indifferent - there was nothing I particularly liked or disliked about it - and Naomi Howland's gouache illustrations, although cute, also felt a little flat. This is probably more of a 2.5-star book, but I rounded up... show less
The Mystery Bear show more is the sort of Purim book I was thinking of a while back, when I mentioned that I was looking for good storybooks set during the holiday, but not necessarily about the holiday. But although it fits the bill, somehow it never really grabbed my attention, either visually or textually. Leone Adelson's narrative left me indifferent - there was nothing I particularly liked or disliked about it - and Naomi Howland's gouache illustrations, although cute, also felt a little flat. This is probably more of a 2.5-star book, but I rounded up... show less
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