Michal Snunit

Michal Snunit (Hebrew: מיכל סנונית; born 1940) is an Israeli journalist, magazine editor, poet and author of books for children.^[1]

Michal Snunit

Biography

Michal Lerner (later Snunit) was born in Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh, which her Belgian-born parents helped to found. She studied Hebrew literature and theater at Tel Aviv University. She was married to Zvi Elpeleg until his death in June of 2015.^[2]

Literary career

From 1975 to 1979, Snunit was the editor of a weekly magazine. In addition to her books for young readers, she has published articles on children's literature and written lyrics for children's musicals.^[3]

The Soul Bird is a poetic story for children about the relationship between ourselves and our soul. It has sold 400,000 copies in Israel and has been translated into over 25 languages.^[4] Its appeal is similar to that of Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, using the simple language of childhood to convey a deeper philosophical message.

She is a 2005 recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works.

See also

• Children's literature portal

• Hebrew literature