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Interview

Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation with Lesléa Newman on Diversity in Children’s Books

Emily Schneider

December 3, 2019

Goodnight Bubbala: A Joyful, Jewish, Not-So-Quiet Parody of Goodnight Moon

Sheryl Haft (auth.), Jill Weber (illus.)

Daniel and Ismail

Juan Pablo Iglesias (auth.), Alex Peris (illus.), Ilan Stavans (trans.)

Crushing the Red Flowers

Jennifer Voigt Kaplan

Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children

Kath Shackleton (ed.), Zane Whittingham (illus.)

Union Made: Labor Leader Samuel Gompers and his Fight for Workers’ Rights

Norman H. Finkelstein

The Elephant in the Sukkah

Sherri Mandel (auth.), Ivana Kaufman (illus.)

In the Jerusalem Forest

Devora Busheri (auth.), Noa Kelner (illus.)

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

Mr. Tempkin Climbs a Tree

Cary Fagan (auth.), Carles Arbat (illus.)

Kol Hakavod: Way to Go!

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh (auth.), Sarah-Jayne Mercer (illus.)

Walk Till You Disappear

Jacqueline Dembar Greene

Right Side Up: Adventures in Chelm

Eric A. Kimmel (auth.), Steve Brown (illus.)

Long Summer Nights

Aharon Appelfeld (auth.), Vali Mintzi, (illus.), Jeffrey Green, (trans.)

Super Jake and the King of Chaos

Essay

The World is Round: Jewish Children’s Books Welcome the New Year

Emily Schneider

September 26, 2019