Works by
Claire A. Nivola
(Illustrator, Writer)

As Writer

• Elisabeth (1996)
  Forced to flee the Nazis, a young girl and her family eventually end up in the United States where, years later, with a young daughter of her own, she is improbably reunited with the beloved doll she left behind in Germany.

• The Forest (2002)
  I had always been afraid of the forest, that dark and unknown place at the farthest edge of my little world. At night I often dreamed of it and woke chilled with fear. The fear was there in the day, too, hidden inside me no matter what I did or where I went. One night the fear pressed so heavily on me that I could bear it no longer.

  So begins a journey of discovery for a brave little mouse who decides he must leave the safety of home to explore the forest. The world he finds is not at all what he expected.

  With luminous illustrations and graceful prose, The Forest broadens the reader’s world, speaking eloquently and reassuringly to every child who has ever felt afraid of the unknown.

As Illustrator

• Save the Earth!: Things to Know, Things to Do; An Ecology Handbook for Kids (1974) by Betty Miles
  Discusses the ecological problems of land, air, and water pollution in the world today. Includes projects that illustrate these problems and possible solutions to them.

• The Messy Rabbit (1978) by Ruth Nivola
  A messy rabbit finally learns the advantages of being neat.

• The Unready Rabbit (1979) by Ruth Nivola

• The Mouse of Amherst (1999) by Elizabeth Spires
  When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writing table throughout the day and into the night. Emmaline sneaks a look, and finds that it's poetry! Inspired, Emmaline writes her own first poem and secretly deposits it on Emily's desk. Emily answers with another poem, and a lively exchange begins. In this charming and fanciful introduction to Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Spires demonstrates the power of poetry to express our deepest feelings, while Claire A. Nivola's delicate pencil drawings capture the intricacies of life in Emily's world. Included are eight of Dickinson's most loved poems, with seven corresponding poems by Emmaline that are sure to bring out the poet in any child.

• The Friday Nights of Nana (2001) by Amy Hest
  Jennie helps her grandmother prepare for a family Sabbath celebration.