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Ellen G. Cole

Ellen G. Cole, the librar­i­an of the Levine Library of Tem­ple Isa­iah in Los Ange­les, is a past judge of the Syd­ney Tay­lor Book Awards and a past chair­per­son of that com­mit­tee. She is a co-author of the AJL guide, Excel­lence in Jew­ish Children’s Lit­er­a­ture. Ellen is the recip­i­ent of two major awards for con­tri­bu­tion to Juda­ic Librar­i­an­ship, the Fan­ny Gold­stein Mer­it Award from the Asso­ci­a­tion of Jew­ish Libraries and the Dorothy Schroed­er Award from the Asso­ci­a­tion of Jew­ish Libraries of South­ern Cal­i­for­nia. She is on the board of AJLSC.
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Chil­dren’s
Wel­com­ing Eli­jah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
Lesléa Newman, Susan Gal (illus.)
Chil­dren’s
Once Upon an Apple Cake: a Rosh Hashanah Story
Elana Rubinstein (auth.), Jennifer Naalchigar (illus.)
Chil­dren’s
The Best Four Questions
Rachelle Burk; Mélanie Florian, illus.
Chil­dren’s
All Eyes on Alexandra
Anna Levine; Chiara Pasqualotto, illus.
Chil­dren’s
And There Was Evening and There Was Morning
Ellen Kahan Zager & Harriet Cohen Helfand
Chil­dren’s
Roller-Coast­er Grand­ma: The Amaz­ing Sto­ry of Dr. Ruth
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer and Pierre Lehu; Mark Simmons, illus.
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A Patch on the Peak of Ararat (A Faith That God Built Book)
Gary Bower; Barbara Chotiner, illus.
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Koala Chal­lah
Lau­ra Gehl
Chil­dren’s
Adam’s Ani­mals
Barry L. Schwartz; Steliyana Doneva, illus.
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A Con­cert in the Sand
Tami Shem-Tov and Rachella Sandbank; Avi Ofer, illus.
Chil­dren’s
Tisha B’Av: A Jerusalem Journey
Allison Ofanansky
Chil­dren’s
More Than Enough: A Passover Story
April Halprin Wayland; Katie Kath, illus.
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The Passover Cowboy
Barbara Goldin Diamond, Illustrated by Gina Capaldi
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Dear San­ta, Love, Rachel Rosenstein
Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer; Christine Davenier, illus.
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Drei­dels on the Brain
Joel Ben Izzy

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