100 Rooms

Is there such a thing as too much? Absurdity abounds when a man tries to live in his house of, not 10, not 50, but 100 rooms! How can he sleep when his curtains are in his curtain room, but his bed is in his bed room? How can he eat when his forks are in his fork room but his table is in his table room? Ultimately both our hero, and the reader, realize just how much is enough. As we continue to navigate our society’s consumer culture, the themes in this book are an important reminder, to both kids and adults, that ＂more＂ is not always ＂better.＂

Haya Shenhav is an author of stories and poems for both children and adults. Her books have won many awards. In 2004, she was awarded the Bialik Prize for Literature, acknowledgment of a lifetime’s work in children’s literature. Haya lives in Jerusalem.

Illustrator Yirmi Pinkus is a novelist, comic book artist, and interdisciplinary creator, widely acclaimed as one of the leading illustrators in Israel. In 2014, he was awarded the Israel Museum Prize for his illustrations of children’s books. Yirmi is Professor of Illustration and Visual Storytelling at Tel Aviv’s Shenkar College of Design.