I'm Nathalie Belhassen - a children’s books author and illustrator. In my eyes, children’s books at their best, are the most beautiful and enchanted form of art. 

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Author and illustrator of:

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• Cat's New Book (Little, Brown for Young Readers, US, 2026)
• The Path (Knafayim Publishing House, Israel, 2025), selected for the PJ Library program
• My Adventure Quilt (Knafayim Publishing House, Israel, 2023), winner of the 2023 Sasa Setton Award for Creative Illustration
• The Sleepy Sprout (Miskal – Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel, 2021), recommended by the Israeli Ministry of Education

Author of:

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• Tiny's Tale (Knafayim Publishing House, Israel, 2020)
• Little Miss Scissors (Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, Israel, 2011), translated into Croatian, Japanese, and Chinese.

Both titles were listed as recommended books by the Israeli Ministry of Education.
 

I was born in 1983 in Kfar-Saba (a city near Tel-Aviv), Israel. I have a B.Sc. in biology, a B.A. and M.A in literature from Tel-Aviv University. 

I studied illustration at Meayrimim online School for Professional Illustration.
 

I'm also on facebook  and Instagram. 

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Representation: Olswanger Literary LLC
Agent: Anna Olswanger​