Sacha Lamb’s YA novel WHEN ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY (Levine Querido, 2022) follows an angel, Uriel, and a demon, Little Ash, as they leave their shtetl and journey to America to rescue a young woman who has gone missing. WHEN…
Interview with Sari Kopitnikoff, author/illustrator of ONLY KIDDING! MY FIRST BOOK OF JEWISH JOKES
In ONLY KIDDING! MY FIRST BOOK OF JEWISH JOKES (Ideastrator Press), author/illustrator Sari Kopitnikoff offers jokes, riddles, and puns with a Jewish twist. Supplemented with colorful graphic illustrations, the playful jokes emphasize things like traditional foods, Jewish values, holidays, and…
HANUKKAH BOOK GIVEAWAY – HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS
In celebration of Hanukkah, I am pleased to announce a book giveaway courtesy of Holiday House for the new Gift Edition (including a collectible poster) of HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS by Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. If…
Jewish Book Carnival – December 2022
The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for December 2022. Our host this month is Chava Pinchuck at Life Is Like a Library. You can see the Carnival at http://lifelibrary-ksp.blogspot.com/2022/12/jewish-book-carnival-december-2022.html.
2022 AJL Kidlit Author Showcase Virtual Event
I am pleased to share that my coauthor June Sobel and I will be presenting our picture book APPLES, APPLES, ALL YEAR ROUND: A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS as part of the 2022 AJL Kidlit Author Showcase on Monday, December 12,…
Hanukkah Book Roundup 2022
Welcome to this year’s Hanukkah Book Roundup! Here is a selection of new Hanukkah books published in 2022. For more great Hanukkah reads, please check out last year’s post. Wishing everyone a happy Hanukkah filled with light! The Boston Chocolate…
Interview with Deborah Lakritz, author of A PLACE TO BELONG: DEBBIE FRIEDMAN SINGS HER WAY HOME
I am delighted to welcome my friend, Deborah Lakritz, to chat about her newest picture book biography, A PLACE TO BELONG: DEBBIE FRIEDMAN SINGS HER WAY HOME (Apples & Honey Press, 2022), illustrated by Julia Castaño. Debbie Friedman’s music is…
Interview with Jonathan Sandler, graphic novelist– THE ENGLISH GI
Jonathan Sandler’s graphic novel, THE ENGLISH GI illustrated by Brian Bicknell, is based on the memoir of his beloved grandfather, Bernard Sandler. Bernard was a Jewish British teenager who was stranded in New York City in 1939 when the war…
Interview with Jane Sutton, author of GRACIE BRINGS BACK BUBBE’S SMILE
In Jane Sutton’s new picture book, GRACIE BRINGS BACK BUBBE’S SMILE (Albert Whitman & Company, 2022) illustrated by Debby Rahmalia, Gracie’s grandmother, Bubbe, is grieving the loss of her husband, Gracie’s grandfather. When Bubbe teaches Gracie some Yiddish, the two…
Interview with Elana Rubinstein, author of A DONUT IN TIME
A DONUT IN TIME: A Hanukkah Story is the newest chapter book in the Saralee Siegel series by Elana Rubinstein, with illustrations by Jennifer Naalchigar (Apples & Honey Press, 2022). It’s a delightful series about a girl named Saralee Siegel and her unusual superpower –…