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79:(born June 17, 1972), is an Israeli author of 18 books, for children, young adults and fiction. He is also a public speaker and lecturer, journalist, columnist, translator, op-ed writer and radio host. His books have been translated into English, Arabic, French, German, Chinese, Japanese and Croatian. He is the recipient of the Israeli Prime Minister literary Award 2012. As journalist, he wrote mainly for
185:(He'chatool Dla'at) had major commercial success: It was voted for the Israeli board of Education "Book Parade" both for kindergartens and grades 1–3, translated into Arabic by the Centre for the Arab Child's Literature in Israel and was included in the board of Education's "Bookshelf" initiative, thus distributed in over 50,000 copies to schools and kindergartens in the country. This earned
209:, was published in June 2004. The protagonist is a 28 year old photographer named Nadav, who feels lost and goes on a trip to India. His father, an important CEO named Eli, decides to join him. The book was well received by critics and audience alike and optioned twice for the cinema, but was never produced as a film. Yavin's 2nd novel,
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and wife
Josepha, while his father was the Israeli TV correspondent in the US. When Jonathan was 3, his family returned to Israel. According to several interviews with him in Israeli press, he taught himself how to read and write at age 4 and started writing poems at age 6. At age 19 he began writing
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in local newspapers in
Jerusalem. During his twenties he worked as a journalist in local media and as a copywriter in advertising agencies in Jerusalem, while studying for his bachelor's degree in philosophy and comparative literature at
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program in Israel and was distributed in over 140,000 additional copies, bringing total sales to over 210 thousand copies. In April 2023 it was published in
English, alongside another one of Yavin's children's books:
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213:(Shemar-Bait, 2011) was key to his acclaim. It was written in a mix of biblical and 18th-19th-20th century Hebrew, was praised by prominent authors
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294:(He-Chatool Dela'at Meshane et Ha-Da'at). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2004, children's book. Reached Platinum.
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303:(Achla Ach) Am-Oved Publishing house, 2006, children's book. Won the Israel Museum award for illustration.
333:"Love vs. Friendship" (Ahava Neged Haveroot (Yedioth Sefarim Publishers, 2017, young adult fiction novel.
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330:"King Leo Retires" (Ha-Melech Ahral'e Poresh). Kinneret-Zemora-Bitan Publishers, 2015, children's book.
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342:"Loyal to None but Himself" (Ne'eman Le'atzmo). Mellel Publishing house, 2022, fiction novel.
312:"In the Neighbourhood" (Baschoona Shelanoo). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2010, children's book.
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345:"Rona's Moving Out" (Rona Overet Mishpacha). Mellel Publishing house, 2024, children's book.
339:"A Night at the Playground" (Layla Bagina). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2021, children's book.
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327:"The Misanthropist" (Ha-Mizanthrop). Kinneret-Zemora-Bitan Publishers, 2014, fiction novel.
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309:"When Dad Was Sad" (Kshe Aba Haya Atzuv), Am-Oved Publishing house, 2008, children's book.
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321:"Building a Story" (Bonim Sipur). Kinneret-Zemora-Bitan Publishers, 2012, writer's guide.
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336:"Cockatoo Hairdo" (Gozalim Ba-Rosh"). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2017, children's book.
324:"Dori the Dragon" (Doron Ha-Derakon). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2013, children's book.
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306:"Zehavim" (Zehavim). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2006, young adult fiction novel.
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318:"House-Sitter" (Shemar Ba'it). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2011, fiction novel.
288:(Hachi Ha'iti Rotze Lihiot). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2002, children's book.
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315:"Anti" (Anti). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2010, young adult fiction novel.
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297:"Baba Gee" (Baba Gee). Am-Oved Publishing house, 2004, fiction novel.
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