Martin Lemelman, the child of Holocaust survivors, is the author of two award winning graphic memoirs. His first, Mendel’s Daughter (Free Press/ Simon & Schuster) was ranked by Entertainment Weekly as number eight in their 10 Greatest Graphic Novels. There are UK, French, Spanish and Polish editions. Original art from the book is in the permanent collection of the Memorial de la Shoah in Paris and the Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN, the Jewish Museum of Poland. His graphic memoir, Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood (Bloomsbury USA) was selected as one of the best memoirs of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and was a winner of the 2010-2011 New York City Book Award. He has spoken about his work throughout the U.S. and Europe. Lemelman recently completed over 100 paintings for the film animation of The Tattooed Torah. It was narrated by Ed Asner and sponsored by the USC Shoah Foundation. Martin has been a freelance illustrator since 1976. His client list has included McGraw/Hill, Children's Television Workshop, Scholastic, Parent's Magazine Press, and Crayola, among others. His latest graphic novel, The Miracle Seed (Eerdmans Publishing), the thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists will be available soon. It is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Martin is retired from the Communication Design Department at Kutztown University where he was Full Professor. He lives in Florida with his wife Monica. They are the proud parents of four sons and nine grandchildren.
