Alona Frankel

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Alona Frankel
Born June 27, 1937 (1937-06-27) (age 70)
Poland
Occupation Novelist
Notable work(s) Once Upon a Potty

Alona Frankel (Hebrew: אלונה פרנקל‎, June 27, 1937) is an Polish-born Israeli children books author and illustrator. She was born in Poland and hid throughout the Holocaust, in 1949 she moved to Israel.

Frankel started writing when her son Michael was a baby, creating a book for him called Once Upon A Potty. It was first published in 1975 and became an instant best seller. Frankel gained international popularity and recognition when Once Upon a Potty appeared in English in 1980 for girls - Prudence - and boys - Joshua. These #1 all-time classic books and videos have sold over 5,000,000 copies in the United States alone. They were listed as No. 1 (His) and No. 3 (Hers) in Publisher Weekly's all-time best-selling Hardcover Childcare charts.

Alona Frankel has written and illustrated many other Joshua and Prudence titles for children and their caregivers worldwide.

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