Praise for Alte Zachen

Alte Zachen expands our understanding of the gulf that can exist between generations, particularly those divided by catastrophe. To outsiders, Benji's Bubbe is just a crabby old lady. To the boy, and eventually to us, she becomes a vulnerable figure deserving of great tenderness.
Wall Street Journal

The graphic novel format brilliantly allows us to see Bubbe in both her present and her past, allowing the reader to better understand her in all her cranky, opinionated grandeur, along with her sweet, caring grandson, Benji. A wonderful intergenerational story about the value of old things.
Marissa Moss, Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Bubbe is a delight and the love and patience Benji shows for her is so uplifting. This is award-winning storytelling
Books for Keeps

A powerful and affecting story from author and publisher Ziggy Hanaor, with atmospheric illustrations from Benjamin Phillips.
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

About the Author

Ziggy Hanaor is a publisher and writer. She is the author of I Am a Potato! and The Pocket Chaotic, and the graphic novels such as The Egg Incident and Everything Amplified.

Benjamin Phillips finds inspiration in human interaction, the humour and turmoil of everyday life and the joy of repetition. His clients include New York Times, Penguin Random House, Ebury Press and the British Council. He is the illustrator of One Day by Michael Rosen, and the author of The Man With Very Long Legs.

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