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About Me
Hello! I'm Shirley Waisman.
Children's book illustrator and writer.
I've illustrated over 100 picture books for publishers around the world
and recently wrote and illustrated one of my own!
I love creating stories with heart, humor,
and just enough weirdness to keep things interesting.
My biggest dream?
To make books that kids want to read again (and again... and again...)
I'm the Regional Advisor of SCBWI The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Illustration mentoring and consulting at Meayrimim – Online School for Professional Illustration
Selected Clients :
PJ Library, Sifriyat Pijama, Kar-Ben Publishing, Kalaniot Books, Tal-May Publishers,
Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir Publishing, Modan Publishing House, Yediot-Sfarim,
Hakibbutz Hameuchad - Sifriat Poalim Publishing House.
Awards & Recognition
♠ Solo exhibition of Illustrations 'Grandma's Cotton Candy', 2026
♠ PBParty Finalist, International Agent & Editor Picture Book Showcase, 2026
♠ Debut picture book was selected for The White Ravens International Catalog, 2025
♠ Honor Winner, SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards, Middle East & Asia, 2025
♠ Represented Israel at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia, 2025
♠ Featured artist, DrawnTogether Exhibition, Bergen-Belsen Memorial, Germany, 2025
♠ Represented Israel at the 2025 Bologna Book Fair, reading the UN Rights of the Child, UNICEF, Italy, 2025
♠ Selected for the FAST project - promoting Holocaust children’s literature across Europe. Italy, 2025
♠ Exclusive interview featured in 'Portfolio blog' by Yuval Saar, 2024
♠ Debut author-illustrator picture book, 'Good Old Days Grandpa', published by Tal-May, 2024
♠ Winner, #DragonChallenge on Instagram, selected from hundreds of entries, 2024
♠ 'HaTikvah', National anthem picture book, distributed to all preschools, 2024
♠ 'If Walls Could Speak', Group illustration exhibition, Alfred Gallery, 2022
♠ Exclusive interview featured in 'Hapinkas blog', 2022
♠ 'Thumbelina', Group illustration exhibition, as part of Illustration Week, 2021
♠ 'Smiling Fences in Jaffa', Outdoor group art exhibition, 2021
♠ Exclusive interview featured in a Japanese online magazine, Japan, 2021
♠ Solo exhibition displayed throughout the AMIKAS Community Center, Fukuoka, Japan, 2005
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