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Interview Interview: Michelle Markel by Barbara BietzMy friend, Michelle Markel, has been interviewed by me before so for her new release we decided to try something new. To many authors, new books feel… Barbara Bietz October 17, 2013
Children’s Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: A Letter from Camp Allan Sherman, Lou Busch, Jack E. Davis (Illus.)
Essay A Lonely Golem Earlier this week, Matthue Roth wrote about why kids love scary stories. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was trying to… Matthue Roth June 26, 2013
Essay Why Kids Love Scary Stories Matthue Roth’s newest book is My First Kafka: Rodents, Runaways, and Giant Bugs. He lives in Brooklyn with his family and keeps a secret diary at www.matthue.com. He… Matthue Roth June 25, 2013
Interview Interview: Lesley Simpson by Barbara BietzLesley Simpson is the author of A Song for My Sister (Random House), a lovely picture book about simchat bat, the Jewish baby naming… Barbara Bietz June 13, 2013
Essay New Kids’ Cookbook Has a Story to Tell Posted by Miri Pomerantz-Dauber“A fun book for family sharing” is the description on the back cover of Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts (Crocodile Books USA, 2013), and, looking… Miri Pomerantz Dauber March 12, 2013
Recommended Reading 2013 Children’s Passover Favorites: New and Old JBC children’s editor Michal Malen compiled a list of children’s Passover books below, including new and recent titles, as well as older favorites. Feel free to… Michal Hoschander Malen March 11, 2013
Essay Sifriyat Pijama Grows Up by Galina VromenWhen you see a newborn and then watch her four years later, climbing to the top of the jungle gym, you can’t believe it’s the same child. That’s the… Galina Vromen February 27, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Girl With a Brave Heart Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOriginally published in Hebrew in Israel in 2010, The Girl With a Brave Heart: A Tale from Tehran (Rita Jahanforuz; Vali Mintzi,… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 12, 2013
Recommended Reading New Children’s Siddur Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLast month, the fine folks over at Tribe, the Young United Synagogue in the UK, republished Siddur Shevet Asher (aka the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 12, 2012
Nonfiction Stories of Heaven and Earth: Bible Heroes in Contemporary Children’s Literature Hara E. Person and Diane G. Person
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A Hen for Izzy Pippik Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterA beautiful new one from Aubrey Davis and Marie Lafrance (published by Kids Can Press earlier this month): Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 20, 2012
Visual Arts The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats Claudia J. Nahson with Maurice Berger and Emily Casden
Essay In the Sukkot Market In this special installment of the Jewish Book Council/MyJewishLearning Visiting Scribe series, we spotlight book illustrator and visual artist Eliyahu… Eliyahu Alpern October 14, 2009
