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Emily Schneider Emily Schneider writes about literature, feminism, and culture for Tablet, The Forward, The Horn Book, and other publications, and writes about children’s books on her blog. She has a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures. Website Reviews Articles Children’s Luis de Torres Sails to Freedom Tami Lehman-Wilzig; Oliver Averill, illus. Fiction Berliners Vesper Stamper Children’s Not So Shy Noa Nimrodi Children’s Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Sarah Goldman Rubin; Sarah Dvojack, illus. Nonfiction Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer Julian Voloj; Wagner Willian, illus. Nonfiction The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America Sandra Fox Fiction Lemons in the Fog Chaya Rochel Zimmerman Nonfiction Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Michael Frizell Children’s Moses and the Runaway Lamb Jacqueline Jules; Eleanor Rees Howell, illus. Children’s Ella KVELLephant and the Search for Bubbe’s Yiddish Treasure Jen Kostman Children’s The Blue Glass Heart Yona Zeldis McDonough; Chiara Fedele, illus. Nonfiction We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story Frank W. Baker; Tim Ogline, illus. Children’s The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel Salva Rubio; Loreto Aroca, illus. Children’s Passover: A Celebration of Freedom Bonnie Bader; Joanie Stone, illus. Fiction Planning Perfect Haley Neil Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 8 Next page ›› Interview Portal to Passover: A Conversation with Dara Horn Emily Schneider March 17, 2025 Interview Roots and Branches: A Conversation with Elisa Boxer and Alianna Rozentsveig Emily Schneider February 12, 2025 Essay Bette Greene’s ‘Summer of My German Soldier’: Bad Family and an Unlikely Savior Emily Schneider August 19, 2024 Essay—From the Journal A Seder with Babar the Elephant Emily Schneider April 22, 2024 Interview How to Tell an Essential Story: A Conversation with Steve Sheinkin Emily Schneider February 8, 2024 Essay Still Beni: The Life of Jane Breskin Zalben’s Iconic Bear Emily Schneider October 23, 2023 Interview Gender and Jewish Identity as Part of the Recipe: A Conversation with Jennieke Cohen Emily Schneider February 9, 2023 Interview Rebuilding a Jewish Past: A Conversation with Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal Emily Schneider November 4, 2022 Interview Breaking Down Walls: A Conversation with Nancy Churnin Emily Schneider May 2, 2022 Essay Searching for Jewish Identity in Two Judy Blume Novels Emily Schneider February 11, 2022 Essay Jewish Identity in Three Novels by E.L. Konigsburg Emily Schneider June 7, 2021 Interview ‘It’s a Story First’: A Conversation with Amy Hest Emily Schneider April 12, 2021 Pagination Page 1 Next page ››
Children’s Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Sarah Goldman Rubin; Sarah Dvojack, illus.
Nonfiction We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story Frank W. Baker; Tim Ogline, illus.
Interview Roots and Branches: A Conversation with Elisa Boxer and Alianna Rozentsveig Emily Schneider February 12, 2025
Essay Bette Greene’s ‘Summer of My German Soldier’: Bad Family and an Unlikely Savior Emily Schneider August 19, 2024
Interview How to Tell an Essential Story: A Conversation with Steve Sheinkin Emily Schneider February 8, 2024
Interview Gender and Jewish Identity as Part of the Recipe: A Conversation with Jennieke Cohen Emily Schneider February 9, 2023
Interview Rebuilding a Jewish Past: A Conversation with Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal Emily Schneider November 4, 2022