Tami Shem-Tov
Tami Shem-Tov is an Israeli journalist and writer best known for her books for children.
Books
Her books were translated into several languages.- 2020:, I'm Not Leaving, a sequel to I'm Not a Thief
- 2017: , Coming Home!
- 2017: , a children's picture book published in 2017 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan in Hebrew, which according to Yahil Zaban of Tel Aviv University details how the sandwich became "a symbol of the new Israeli culture".
- 2015: Queen of Jerusalem
- 2012: , young adult novel
- 2011: Cat, Come Home: A Childrenʹs Guide to Raising Cats
- 2010: The Story of Ben Yehuda
- 2009: The God in the Machine
- 2007: Letters from Nowhere
- 2002: Only Galia Can See Them
- 2000: Matti’s Orange Revolution
- 1998: Just for Milli
Awards
- 1999: Ze'ev Prize for her first book, Just for Milli
- Letters from Nowhere received several awards:
- *2007: Yad Vashem Prize
- *2008: Ze'ev Prize
- *2010: German Children's Literature Award
- Letters from Nowhere received several awards:
- *2002: Prize for children's literature
- *2013: Lea Goldberg Prize
- *2014: Andersen Honor Citation, Public Libraries Award, Bialik Prize