- Alona Frankel
Infobox Writer
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name = Alona Frankel
birthdate = birth date and age|1937|6|27|mf=y
birthplace =Poland
occupation =Novelist
notableworks =Once Upon a Potty Alona Frankel ( _he. אלונה פרנקל, June 27, 1937) is an Polish-born
Israel i children booksauthor andillustrator .She was born in Poland and hid throughout theHolocaust , in 1949 she moved toIsrael .Frankel started writing when her son Michael was a baby, creating a book for him called
Once Upon A Potty . It was first published in 1975 and became an instant best seller. Frankel gained international popularity and recognition whenOnce Upon a Potty appeared in English in 1980 for girls -Prudence - and boys -Joshua . These #1 all-time classic books and videos have sold over 5,000,000 copies in the United States alone. They were listed as No. 1 (His) and No. 3 (Hers) inPublisher Weekly's all-time best-selling Hardcover Childcare charts.Alona Frankel has written and illustrated many other Joshua and Prudence titles for children and their caregivers worldwide.
Links
* [http://www.alonafrankel.com/ Official Website]
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