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# Uri Shulevitz

(1935–2025)   Writer   Poland

 **3** quotes in **16** categories

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Uri Shulevitz was a writer from Poland, best known for *Snow*.

## Quick Facts About Uri Shulevitz

Born February 27, 1935

Died February 15, 2025

Nationality Poland

Profession Writer

Notable works Snow

## About Uri Shulevitz

Uri Shulevitz was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1969 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, an Eastern European fairy tale retold by Arthur Ransome in 1916.

## Awards & Honors

Caldecott Medal Guggenheim Fellowship

##  Quotes by Uri Shulevitz

> [An author must learn the principles of good storytelling only in order to write better from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uri-shulevitz/an-author-must-learn-the-principles-of-good-storytelling-only-in/)

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[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/uri-shulevitz-80120_books_an-author-must-learn-the-principles-of-g_788873.jpg)

> [Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uri-shulevitz/sometimes-one-must-travel-far-to-discover-what-is-near/)

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[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/uri-shulevitz-80120_funny_sometimes-one-must-travel-far-to-discove_1808440.jpg)

> [Don’t misuse the pencil and don’t torment the paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uri-shulevitz/don-t-misuse-the-pencil-and-don-t-torment-the-paper/)

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[Misuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/misuse/)

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