Yossi Lapid

Yossi Lapid is an award-winning children’s book author whose warmly rhymed picture books have delighted young readers and families around the world.

He is the creator of the beloved Snowman Paul series and the author of more than twenty children’s books across three acclaimed series, including Yara’s Rainforest Adventures and Sasha and His Red Leash. His stories combine gentle humor, lyrical rhyme, and heartfelt lessons about friendship, courage, honesty, responsibility, and caring for our world.

Yossi’s books have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times and have earned numerous awards and enthusiastic praise from parents, educators, and reviewers. Several Snowman Paul titles have reached #1 bestseller status in their categories and are widely enjoyed as bedtime stories, classroom read-alouds, and library favorites.

At the heart of Yossi’s work is a belief in timeless storytelling—stories that offer emotional safety, spark imagination, and help children grow into kind, thoughtful human beings. Whether set in snowy landscapes, vibrant rainforests, or everyday moments of childhood discovery, his books celebrate empathy, perseverance, and the joy of reading together.

Yossi lives in New Mexico and continues to write stories that honor childhood, kindness, and the enduring magic of shared reading.