1938: Dizengoff Prize for painting (also in 1956)[7] 1946: Lamdan Prize for children's literature 1955: Sicily Award for watercolor painting at the São Paulo Biennale 1956: Dizengoff Prize for painting (also in 1938)[7] 1962: Hans Christian Andersen Literary Prize on behalf of Unesco for his book "Path of Orange Peels" 1964: Yatziv Prize 1969: Fichman Prize for Literature and Art 1974: Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Tel Aviv University 1976: Honorary Citizen of Tel Aviv 1978: Israel Prize, for children's literature[8]