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Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz -LRB- ; October 1909 -- March 20 , 1998 -RRB- was an Israeli author whose works became classics of modern Hebrew children 's literature .. Born in Vilna , Lithuania in 1909 , she arrived in Palestine in 1921 , at the age of 12 .. Vilna. Vilna. Lithuania. Lithuania. A teacher and school principal , she also worked in children 's radio with Kol Yerushalayim , with the Nursery School Teachers ' Theater and on the editorial board of Dvar HaPo'elet .. Kol Yerushalayim. Kol Yerushalayim. Her books for children are foundational in the sippurei havurah -LRB- band-of-friends -RRB- genre and were among the earliest based on the ordinary lives of children .. In addition to her original works , she translated other works into Hebrew .. Among her honors are the Israel Prize for children 's literature -LRB- 1984 -RRB- and the Yakir Yerushalaim award -LRB- 1992 -RRB- .. Israel Prize. Israel Prize. Yakir Yerushalaim. Yakir Yerushalaim