Rosanne Tolin’s middle grade novel FREEDOM’S GAME (Reycraft Books, 2024) follows Ziggy and Elka, two Jewish children hidden in a…
Category: Interviews
Interview with Jane Sutton, author of ZAYDE BABYSITS BEFORE PASSOVER
In Jane Sutton’s new picture book ZAYDE BABYSITS BEFORE PASSOVER (Kar-Ben, 2025) illustrated by Kate Chappell, young Ruthie and her…
Interview with Julie Silverstein and Tami Schlossberg Pruwer, authors of CHUTZPAH GIRLS: 100 TALES OF DARING JEWISH WOMEN
Julie Silverstein and Tami Schlossberg Pruwer’s picture book CHUTZPAH GIRLS: 100 TALES OF DARING JEWISH WOMEN (Toby Press, 2024) features…
Interview with Sylvia Rouss, co-author of YOU’RE NOT INVITED: AN OOEY-GOOEYS ADVENTURE
YOU’RE NOT INVITED: AN OOEY-GOOEYS ADVENTURE (Brandylane Publishers, 2025) by Sylvia Rouss and David Titcher, illustrated by Rick Penn-Krauss tells…
Interview with Esty Schachter, author of ANYA’S ECHOES
In Esty Schachter’s middle grade novel, ANYA’S ECHOES (Lewis Court Press, 2024) Lea is annoyed that her great Aunt Anya…
Interview with Rachelle Burk, author of A MITZVAH FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON
Historical fiction is a wonderful way to introduce young readers to unknown historical events. Rachelle Burk’s picture book A MITZVAH…
Interview with Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, authors of WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE
Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard’s new book WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE (HarperCollins, 2024) illustrated by Iris Gottlieb, features thirty-six…
Interview with Dr. Edith Eva Eger, author of THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ
I am pleased to present my interview with Dr. Edith Eva Eger to discuss THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ (Atheneum Books…
Interview with Erica Lyons, author of ON A CHARIOT OF FIRE
ON A CHARIOT OF FIRE: THE STORY OF INDIA’S BENE ISRAEL (Levine Querido, 2024), a new picture book by Erica…
Interview with Ruth Waters, illustrator of CHALLAH, CHALLAH, FOR YOU AND ME
I am delighted to welcome illustrator Ruth Waters! Ruth illustrated my picture books written with June Sobel, APPLES, APPLES ALL…