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Tami Shem-Tov (; born October 18, 1969) is an Israeli journalist and writer best known for her books for children.

Books Her books were translated into several languages. 2017: (with Rachella Sandbank) , Coming Home! (ages 4–8) 2017: (Grandpa Sabich), a children's picture book published in 2017 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan in Hebrew, which according to Yahil Zaban of Tel Aviv University details how the sandwich became "a symbol of the new Israeli culture". 2015: (with Rachella Sandbank) Queen of Jerusalem (a story of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem) 2012: (Ani Lo Ganav), young adult novel 2011: Cat, Come Home: A Childrenʹs Guide to Raising Cats 2010: The Story of Ben Yehuda 2009: The God in the Machine 2007: Letters from Nowhere (translated into Spanish, German, Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Japanese) 2002: Only Galia Can See Them 2000: Matti’s Orange Revolution (was adapted to a play) 1998: Just for Milli

Awards 1999: Ze'ev Prize for her first book, Just for Milli Letters from Nowhere received several awards: 2007: Yad Vashem Prize 2008: Ze'ev Prize 2010: German Children's Literature Award Letters from Nowhere received several awards: 2002: Prize for children's literature 2013: Lea Goldberg Prize 2014: Andersen Honor Citation, Public Libraries Award, Bialik Prize