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Essay

Hidden Heroine: Queen Esther in Children’s Books

Emily Schneider

March 9, 2020

Cover of A Persian Princess

A Persian Princess

Barbara Diamond Goldin, Steliyana Doneva (illus.)

Cover of The Life of a Coat

The Life of a Coat

Kadya Molodowsky, Batia Kolton (illus.), Ilana Kurshan (trans.)

Cover of Who Will Ask the Four Questions

Who Will Ask the Four Questions

Naomi Ben-Gur, Carmel Ben-Ami (illus.), Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann (trans.)  

Cover of The Generous Fish

The Generous Fish

Jacqueline Jules, Frances Tyrrell (illus.)  

Recommended Reading

New Year for the Trees: A Children’s Reading List for Tu Bishvat

Anna Caplan

February 3, 2020

Cover of The City of Light

The City of Light

Theodore Bikel, Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, Noah Phillips (illus.)  

Cover of The Passover Mouse

The Passover Mouse

Joy Nelkin Wieder (auth.), Shahar Kober (illus.)  

Cover of We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

Deborah Hopkinson

Cover of A Fist for Joe Louis and Me

A Fist for Joe Louis and Me

Trinka Hikes Noble (auth.), Nicole Tadgell (illus.)  

Cover of Judith Kerr: The Illustrators

Judith Kerr: The Illustrators

Cover of A Basket Full of Figs

A Basket Full of Figs

Ori Elon (auth.), Menahem Halberstadt (illus.)  

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

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

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

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

Cover of Crushing the Red Flowers

Crushing the Red Flowers

Jennifer Voigt Kaplan