I’m excited to share the news that Diane Heiman and Liz Suneby have paired up for another wonderful book, It’s a … It’s a… It’s a Mitzvah (Jewish Lights). After their collaboration on The Mitzvah Project Book, the two wanted to…
Monique Polak – What World is Left
What World is Left (Orca, 2008) by Monique Polak tells the story of Anneke and her family as they are forced from their comfortable home and taken to Theresienstadt concentration camp, the site of a Nazi propaganda film. In the camp,…
Thank you, AJL!
The Association of Jewish Libraries Convention took place last week in Pasadena. Four days packed with wonderful sessions, friends, and fun. My experiences being the chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee have been rewarding beyond measure. Here’s a…
Sifriyat Pijama B’America
Many of you are familiar with the wonderful PJ Library program that distributes Jewish books to young children. I recently learned about Sifriyat Pijama B’America, which mails free Hebrew books to kids 3-6 throughout the country. Later this month I…
Hanging Off Jefferson’s Nose Blog Tour – Tina Nichols Coury Celebrates America!
I am honored to be today’s stop on the Hanging Off Jefferson’s Nose Blog Tour 2012 ! I first met Tina Nichols Coury nearly two decades ago in a writing class taught by Alexis O’Neill. One day Tina shared her…
Blogging for YALSA
I’m excited to be a guest blogger for YALSA! Check it out! http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/02/28/the-2012-sydney-taylor-book-awards-for-younger-and-teen-readers/
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour – Welcome Robert Sharenow – The Berlin Boxing Club
I am honored to introduce Rob Sharenow, winner of the 2012 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award’s Teen Readers Category for The Berlin Boxing Club published by HarperTeen. This historical novel reveals the history of Nazi Germany through…
The Book of Life Podcast
So honored to be interviewed by Heidi Estrin on The Book of Life. Listen here!
SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2012 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by the Association of Jewish Libraries Michael J. Rosen and Robert Sabuda, author and artist of Chanukah Lights, Susan Goldman Rubin, author of Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein, and…
Interview with Diane Heiman, author of The Mitzvah Project
Diane is the co-author of three non-fiction books for tweens, most recently, The Mitzvah Project Book Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah… and Your Life (Jewish Lights). Her writing partner is her best friend from college, Liz Suneby. The…