Sheldon Oberman

Sheldon Oberman was born on 20 May 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and studied literature at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Jerusalem. In 1975, after receiving a teaching degree, he joined the staff at Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate in Winnipeg as an English and drama teacher. In addition to his books, Oberman wrote columns and articles for the Winnipeg Free Press, acted and directed on film and stage, and toured as a professional storyteller. He also created the questions for the junior version of the game, A Question of Scruples. Oberman died on 26 March 2004 in Winnipeg.

Books by Sheldon Oberman

	1983 The Folk Festival Book (with Steve Johnson)
	1990 The Lion in the Lake: a French-English Alphabet Book
	1990 Julie Gerond and the Polka Dot Pony
	1993 This Business with Elijah
	1993 TV Sal and the Game Show from Outer Space
	1994 The Always Prayer Shawl
	1995 The White Stone in the Castle Wall
	1997 By the Hannukah Light
	1999 The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North
	2000 The Wisdom Bird
	2004 Island of the Minotaur
	2006 Solomon and the Ant and Other Jewish Folktales

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