Lesley Simpson

Yuvi's Candy Tree

Yuvi is five years old when she sneaks out of Ethiopia in the dark on a donkey. She fools robbers and makes it to a Sudanese refugee camp with her grandmother where they are later airlifted to Israel. Based on the true story of Ethiopian Israeli Yuvi Tashome.

Selected Works

Picture book
Song for my sister (2012)
What happens when your wish comes true but everything goes wrong.
Yuvi's Candy Tree (2011)
Yuvi's pluck helps her survive an extraordinary exodus from Ethiopia to Israel.
The Hug
The Hug is the story of a hug with an identity complex.
The Shabbat Box
"For innocent 6-year-olds, being Jewish is still a hopeful business. Ask Ira, star of The Shabbat Box by Lesley Simpson, illustrated by Nicole in den Bosch."
--Jerusalem Report December 2001
The Purim Surprise
Naomi Levin's world turns upside down in more ways than she can imagine.

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