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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 The Inside Name Randi Sonenshine; Gina Capaldi, illus. Fiction Two Tribes Emily Bowen Cohen Children’s Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase: Three Immigrant Voices Jane Yolen, Marjorie Lotfi, and Raquel Elizabeth Artiga de Paz; Fotini Tikkou, illus. Children’s The Unexpected Adventures of C.A.T. Johanna Hurwitz; Sam Loman, illus. Fiction Lech Sara Lippmann Fiction We Are Not Strangers Josh Tuininga Children’s A Book About Bubkes Leslie Kimmelman; Roxana de Rond, illus. Children’s Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport Caren Stelson; Selina Alko, illus. Fiction Acts of Resistance Dominic Carrillo Children’s Hank on First!: How Hank Greenberg Became a Star On and Off the Field Stephen Krensky; Alette Straathof, illus. Children’s Rivka’s Presents Laurie Wallmark; Adelina Lirius, illus. Nonfiction Becoming Ezra Jack Keats Virginia McGee Butler Children’s The Lost Spy and the Green Dress Alex Paz-Goldman Children’s Black Bird, Blue Road Sofiya Pasternack Children’s Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber Rona Arato; Isabel Muñoz, illus. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 7 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 ››
Children’s Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase: Three Immigrant Voices Jane Yolen, Marjorie Lotfi, and Raquel Elizabeth Artiga de Paz; Fotini Tikkou, illus.
Children’s Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport Caren Stelson; Selina Alko, illus.
Children’s Hank on First!: How Hank Greenberg Became a Star On and Off the Field Stephen Krensky; Alette Straathof, illus.
Children’s Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber Rona Arato; Isabel Muñoz, 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
