One of William Z. Spiegelman's three children, Judith M. Spiegelman was born and raised, and is still living in, New York City. Like her father, she is a writer. Among other works, she wrote a total of six books for UNICEF between 1969 and 1971. They focused on the lives of children in Turkey, Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka), Thailand, Bali and Afghanistan.

This blog will serve as an appreciation of and archive for her UNICEF books. So far, two of them have been scanned and uploaded: Shaer of Afghanistan, and Dayapal of Ceylon. We are currently working on Ali of Turkey.





Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 26 and 27: after supper.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 24 and 25:  supper at home, continued.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 22 and 23: supper at home.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 21 and 22: Mumuzai.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 18 and 19: the trip home to Mumuzai.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 16 and 17: in Kabul.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 14 and 15: the trip to Kabul, continued.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 12 and 13: the trip to Kabul, continued.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 10 and 11: the trip to Kabul.

Shaer of Afghanistan


Pages 8 and 9. Note the changes in the map since this book was published: the Soviet Union and Kashmir no longer exist.