I am delighted to be a stop on the 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! The Sydney Taylor Book…
Category: Interviews
Interview with K. Marcus, author of FRANKENSTEIN’S MATZAH
In K. Marcus’s picture book FRANKENSTEIN’S MATZAH: A PASSOVER PARODY (Intergalactic Afikomen, 2024), illustrated by Sam Loman, a youngster named…
Interview with Amalia Hoffman, author/illustrator of AFIKOTECTIVE
In Amalia Hoffman’s picture book AFIKOTECTIVE (Kar-Ben Books, 2024), a bear searches for the Afikomen at the Passover seder. AFIKOTECTIVE…
Interview with Elana K. Arnold, author of THE FISH OF SMALL WISHES
In THE FISH OF SMALL WISHES by Elana K. Arnold (Roaring Brook Press, 2024) illustrated by Magdalena Mora, a shy…
Interview with Marilyn Wolpin, author of BRING BACK THE BABKA!
Marilyn Wolpin’s picture book BRING BACK THE BABKA! (Barefoot Books, 2023) illustrated by Madison Safer, is a sweet story of…
Interview with Kalyn Josephson, author of HOLLOWTHORN
Kayln Josephson is the author of the middle-grade fantasy novel HOLLOWTHORN (Penguin Random House, 2023), the second book in the…
Interview with picture book author Susan Weiss and illustrator Deborah Gross-Zuchman
Susan Weiss and Deborah Gross-Zuchman are the author/illustrator duo behind two charming picture books, A LIGHT FOR MEIRA, A Chanukah…
Interview with Elka Weber, author of MRS. MACCABEE’S MIRACLE
Elka Weber’s picture book MRS. MACCABEE’S MIRACLE (Kar-Ben, 2023), illustrated by Amélie Videlo, offers a fun retelling of the Hanukkah…
Interview with author Charlotte Offsay and illustrator Jason Kirschner of CHALLAH DAY!
In CHALLAH DAY! (Holiday House, 2023) by Charlotte Offsay, illustrated by Jason Kirschner, a family spends the day baking Challah.…
Interview with Ryan Lavarnway, author of BASEBALL AND BELONGING
In his picture book BASEBALL AND BELONGING, illustrated by Chris Brown, Ryan Lavarnway chronicles his story as a kid growing…