Hanoch Piven Livres

How do you draw a playful daddy? Or a smelly dog? For any kid who's ever been asked to "draw a picture of your family," here's an unusual and much more fun take on the project! Using objects to represent personality traits, acclaimed illustrator Hanoch Piven creates simple and funny portraits that perfectly describe all the members of one girl's family. Children of all ages will be inspired to make their own family portraits after reading this book.

Encouraging creativity, this picture book invites young artists to create their own object portraits, making it an ideal back-to-school gift. Building on the success of a previous work, it offers a fun activity suitable for both home and classroom settings. Readers can explore a "kids' gallery" on the author's website, showcasing portraits from other children, and are encouraged to submit their own creations, fostering a community of young artists.

This clever, informative, and artful picture book imagines what advice fourteen Biblical figures would have given.

In "Faces by Hanoch 78 Portraits from Madonna to the Pope," Piven has taken the art of caricature to a whole new level. Within the seven categories of TV, film, music, American politics, the world, finance, and miscellaneous, this book presents 78 deliciously wicked takes on the likes of such diverse folks as Sigmund Freud, Marilyn Monroe, and the Unabomber. With a minimalist stroke of his deft hand, combined with an object related to what the subject is noted for - along with his sharp wit - Piven presents his vision of the celebrities he portrays. Thus we have Steven Spielberg's beard and mustache expressed with strips of film; Jesse Jackson's mouth is a speaker; and, of course, Barbra Steisand's nose is a microphone. This delightful collection of portraits sheds new light on the most familiar faces of our time.