Tamar Adar (; 24 July 1939 – 6 December 2008) was an Israeli writer, poet, playwright, and screenwriter. Adar has written screenplays for several popular Israeli television series and has published tens of popular children's books, as well as various other works. She has been the recipient of the Ministry of Education's Ze'ev Prize for Youth and Child Literature and other awards. References External links Official site 1939 births 2008 deaths Israeli Jews Israeli children's writers Israeli novelists Modern Hebrew writers Jews in Mandatory Palestine Hebrew-language writers Israeli women children's writers Israeli women novelists