I’m so excited to open this box! CHALLAH, CHALLAH, FOR YOU AND ME (Apples & Honey Press, 2024), my newest book co-authored with June Sobel and illustrated by Ruth Waters, celebrates the many kinds of challah we share with friends…
Category: Interviews
Interview with Gayle Forman, author of NOT NOTHING
NOT NOTHING by Gayle Forman is the moving story of 12-year-old Alex, who is sent by a judge to volunteer in a retirement home. His own family is fractured, and he is resistant to making connections, especially with Maya-Jade, another…
Interview with author/illustrator Terri Libenson of ALWAYS ANTHONY
Terri Libenson’s new graphic novel, ALWAYS ANTHONY (Balzer + Bray, 2024) follows the alternating points of view between Anthony and Leah, two middle schoolers who don’t seem to have much in common until Leah begins to tutor Anthony, and they…
Interview with authors of ENDURING QUESTIONS: USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN CLASSROOMS
ENDURING QUESTIONS: USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN CLASSROOMS (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022) by David Bloome, Evelyn B. Freeman, Rosemary Horowitz, and Laurie Katz is an educational text that guides teachers on how to use Jewish children’s books that explore history,…
Jewish Book Carnival – June 2024
Welcome to the June 2024 Jewish Book Carnival. I hope you have a chance to check out these interesting links. Thanks for visiting Jewish Books for Kids…and More! The Jewish Book Carnival is a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links…
Interview with Alex Schumacher, author/illustrator of THE EFFECTS OF PICKLED HERRING
Alex Schumacher’s graphic novel THE EFFECTS OF PICKLED HERRING (Mango Publishing Group, 2024), follows Micah Gadsky, who is balancing a lot in his personal life as he prepares to become a Bar Mitzvah. In addition to troubles at school and…
Interview with illustrator Vesper Stamper, illustrator of AMAZING ABE
Vesper Stamper’s book AMAZING ABE: HOW ABRAHAM CAHAN’S NEWSPAPER GAVE A VOICE TO JEWISH IMMIGRANTS (Holiday House, 2024) written by the late Norman H. Finkelstein tells the story of Abraham Cahan, who founded the influential Yiddish newspaper The Forward, which…
Interview with Anna E. Jordan, author of SHIRA & ESTHER’S DOUBLE DREAM DEBUT
In Anna E. Jordan’s middle grade book SHIRA & ESTHER’S DOUBLE DREAM DEBUT (Chronicle Books, 2023), look-alike thirteen-year-olds Shira and Esther concoct a plan to swap places when they discover they are living each other’s dreams: one girl wants to…
Interview with Kathy Kacer, author of TWO PIECES OF CHOCOLATE
Kathy Kacer’s new book TWO PIECES OF CHOCOLATE (Second Story Press, 2024), illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, is based on the true story of a young girl named Francine and her mother, who help a pregnant woman find a bit of…
Interview with Ann D. Koffsky, author of PING-PONG SHABBAT
Ann Koffksy’s nonfiction picture book PING-PONG SHABBAT: THE TRUE STORY OF CHAMPION ESTEE ACKERMAN (Little Bee Books, 2024), illustrated by Abigail Rajunov tells the story of Estee Ackerman, a talented young Ping-Pong champion. When a big competition that could earn…