Richard Ungar - Tundra Books
Richard Ungar - Tundra Books
Richard Ungar - Tundra Books
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TUNDRA BOOKS<br />
<strong>Richard</strong> <strong>Ungar</strong><br />
<strong>Richard</strong> <strong>Ungar</strong> balances two different worlds very well.<br />
A practicing lawyer by profession, he devotes his leisure<br />
hours to painting, and he takes this hobby very<br />
seriously.<br />
He has drawn since childhood, entertaining his friends with sketches of cartoon characters. <strong>Richard</strong><br />
studied painting at the Ontario College of Art and under the tutelage of watercolour artists Frank Webb,<br />
Christopher Schink and Gordon Mackenzie. He also took a five month sabbatical to study in France and at<br />
the Jerusalem School of Fine Art.<br />
His work can be found in corporate and private collections in Ontario and in private collections in New<br />
York, British Columbia, and Israel. He frequently shows his art in partnership with fellow lawyers and<br />
judges.<br />
His first book Rachel Captures the Moon, published in 2001, was praised by Publishers Weekly: “with dense,<br />
jewel-toned watercolors and colored-pencil illustrations, and characterizations and perspectives<br />
reminiscent of Chagall and other Jewish visual folklorists, <strong>Ungar</strong> swiftly and affectionately transports<br />
readers to a mythical, long-ago world.”<br />
The second book in the series, Rachel’s Gift, captures the spirit of Passover, teaching the timeless lesson<br />
that the best way to reap blessings is to bestow kindness. The Toronto Sun called Rachel’s Gift, “…[a]<br />
wholesome tale [that] promotes caring and sharing with light-hearted humour and a rich, intense palette<br />
of bright, warm colours…”<br />
Rachel’s Library, the third installment in the series, will be published in Fall 2004.<br />
Born in Montreal, <strong>Richard</strong> <strong>Ungar</strong> now lives with his wife and two sons in Toronto.<br />
Visit his website at: www.geocities.com/ungart2001/
TUNDRA BOOKS<br />
Selected Bibliography<br />
Rachel’s Library (<strong>Tundra</strong>) 2004<br />
Rachel’s Gift (<strong>Tundra</strong>) 2003<br />
Rachel Captures the Moon (<strong>Tundra</strong>) 2001<br />
Awards and Honours<br />
Rachel’s Gift<br />
Rachel Captures the Moon<br />
• Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Young Readers,<br />
2003<br />
• Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Young Readers,<br />
2001<br />
• Selected as one of the Best Children’s <strong>Books</strong> of the Year by The<br />
Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College in New York, 2001<br />
• Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, 2002
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