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Lau­rel Snyder

Lau­rel Sny­der is the author of the pic­ture book Bax­ter, the Pig Who Want­ed to Be Kosher.


How Bax­ter Came to Be

The Job of Being Jew­ish

Bax­ter the Pig: The Sim­ple Son
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The For­ev­er Garden
Laurel Snyder; Samantha Cotterill, illus.
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Sev­en Sto­ries Up
Lau­rel Snyder
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Laurel Snyder; Catia Chien, illus.
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Good Night, LailaTov
Laurel Snyder
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Bax­ter, the Pig Who Want­ed to be Kosher
Laurel Snyder; David Goldin, illus.
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Half/​Life: Jew-ish Tales from Inter­faith Homes
Laurel Snyder
Essay

Bax­ter the Pig: The Sim­ple Son

Ear­li­er this week Lau­rel Sny­der blogged on writ­ing a book about inclu­sion and diver­si­ty and the job of being Jew­ish. She is the author of…
Lau­rel Snyder
August 27, 2010
Essay

The Job of Being Jewish

On Mon­day, Lau­rel Sny­der blogged on writ­ing a book about inclu­sion and diver­si­ty. She is the author of the pic­ture book Bax­ter, the Pig Who…
Lau­rel Snyder
August 25, 2010
Essay

How Bax­ter Came to Be

Lau­rel Sny­der is the author of the pic­ture book Bax­ter, the Pig Who Want­ed to Be Kosher. She will be blog­ging all this week for the Jew­ish Book…
Lau­rel Snyder
August 23, 2010

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