Author: Uri Shulevitz
Alternate names: URI SHULEVITZ; Shulevitz
Born: 27 February 1935
Bio: Uri Shulevitz (Hebrew: אורי שולביץ; born February 27, 1935) is 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, a Russian fairy tale retold by Arthur Ransome in 1916.