In Anna E. Jordan’s middle grade book SHIRA & ESTHER’S DOUBLE DREAM DEBUT (Chronicle Books, 2023), look-alike thirteen-year-olds Shira and…
Category: Interviews
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…
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…
Interview with Bess Kalb, author of BUFFALO FLUFFALO
Bess Kalb’s picture book BUFFALO FLUFFALO (Random House Studio, 2024), illustrated by Erin Kraan, follows Buffalo Fluffalo, a gruff, fluffy…
Interview with Sarah Sassoon, author of THIS IS NOT A CHOLENT
Sarah Sassoon’s picture book THIS IS NOT A CHOLENT (Kar-Ben, 2024) illustrated by Viviana Garofoli, is set in Australia and…
Interview with Caroline Kusin Pritchard, author of WHERE IS POPPY?
Caroline Kusin Pritchard’s new picture book WHERE IS POPPY? (Simon & Schuster, 2024), illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte, follows a child…
Interview with Audrey Barbakoff, author of THE SCHLEMIEL KIDS SAVE THE MOON
In THE SCHLEMIEL KIDS SAVE THE MOON (The Collective Book Studio, 2024), illustrated by Rotem Teplow, Audrey Barbakoff puts a…
Interview with Richard Michelson, author of ONE OF A KIND: THE LIFE OF SYDNEY TAYLOR
Richard Michelson’s picture book biography ONE OF A KIND: THE LIFE OF SYDNEY TAYLOR (Calkins Creek, 2024) illustrated by Sarah…
Interview with Emily Barth Isler, author of THE COLOR OF SOUND
Emily Barth Isler’s middle-grade book, THE COLOR OF SOUND (Carolrhoda Books, 2024), follows twelve-year-old Rosie, who has synesthesia. Although Rosie…
Interview with author Frank W. Baker of WE SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST
An informative and important story, Frank Baker’s graphic novel illustrated by Tim Ogline, WE SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST: THE BLUMA AND…