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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 Bedtime for Maziks Yael Levy, Nabila Adani (Illustrator) Fiction The Jewish Brigade Marvano, Montana Kane (Translator) Fiction A Visit to Moscow Anna Olswanger, adapted from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator) Children’s You Are a Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dean Robbins, Sarah Green (Illustrator) Nonfiction Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power Marc Wortman Children’s Lights in the Night Chris Barash, Maya Shleifer (Illustrator) Fiction Flight: A Novel of a Daring Escape During World War II Vanessa Harbour Children’s Gitty and Kvetch Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Ariel Landy (Illustrator) Nonfiction Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis Susan Hood Greg Dawson Nonfiction Why Is Everybody Yelling?: Growing Up in My Immigrant Family Marisabina Russo Children’s Big Dreams, Small Fish Paula Cohen Children’s Meet the Hamantaschen Alan Silberberg Fiction Coming of Age: 13 B’nai Mitzvah Stories Jonathan Rosen and Henry Herz (Editors) Children’s The Welcome Chair Rosemary Wells, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) Children’s Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey Ruth Behar; Devon Holzwarth, illus. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 11 Next page ›› Interview Survival and Truth: A Conversation with Anne Blankman Emily Schneider February 10, 2021 Essay Epidemic in the City: Illness and Disability in Sydney Taylor’s More All-of-a-Kind Family Emily Schneider November 2, 2020 Essay The Many Voyages of Uri Shulevitz Emily Schneider October 12, 2020 Essay Wonder and Marvel: Women and the Art of Shavuot Emily Schneider May 27, 2020 Essay Frequency Hopping: The Jewish Identity of Hedy Lamarr in Children’s Books Emily Schneider May 25, 2020 Essay Waiting for Elijah: Passover In Times of Adversity in Children’s Picture Books Emily Schneider April 8, 2020 Essay Hidden Heroine: Queen Esther in Children’s Books Emily Schneider March 9, 2020 Interview A Reminder for Empathy: A Conversation with R. J. Palacio Emily Schneider February 9, 2020 Essay Hanukkah as History Emily Schneider December 22, 2019 Interview Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation with Lesléa Newman on Diversity in Children’s Books Emily Schneider December 3, 2019 Essay ‘It’s God’s Party and Everyone’s Invited’ Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Gender in Two Classic Children’s Books Emily Schneider October 14, 2019 Essay The World is Round: Jewish Children’s Books Welcome the New Year Emily Schneider September 26, 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ››
Fiction A Visit to Moscow Anna Olswanger, adapted from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator)
Children’s Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey Ruth Behar; Devon Holzwarth, illus.
Interview Survival and Truth: A Conversation with Anne Blankman Emily Schneider February 10, 2021
Essay Epidemic in the City: Illness and Disability in Sydney Taylor’s More All-of-a-Kind Family Emily Schneider November 2, 2020
Essay Frequency Hopping: The Jewish Identity of Hedy Lamarr in Children’s Books Emily Schneider May 25, 2020
Essay Waiting for Elijah: Passover In Times of Adversity in Children’s Picture Books Emily Schneider April 8, 2020
Interview A Reminder for Empathy: A Conversation with R. J. Palacio Emily Schneider February 9, 2020
Interview Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation with Lesléa Newman on Diversity in Children’s Books Emily Schneider December 3, 2019
Essay ‘It’s God’s Party and Everyone’s Invited’ Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Gender in Two Classic Children’s Books Emily Schneider October 14, 2019
Essay The World is Round: Jewish Children’s Books Welcome the New Year Emily Schneider September 26, 2019
