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Book of Life – Why Be Social?

Thank you, Heidi Estrin and Alyx Block for the shout-out and kind words about my blog on “The Book of Life” podcast! This wonderful series is called “Why Be Social?” Check it out!http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-be-social-part-3-suggestions.html

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Welcome Kathy Kacer

One of the highlights of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee session at the AJL Convention is the presentation of selected books we have read during the previous year. I was honored to “book talk” The Diary of Laura’s Twin…

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Sydney Taylor Book Awards

At the Association of Jewish Libraries Convention in Chicago, the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee presented Adventures in Book Reviewing which included recommended books, “hot and not” selections, and previews of new books for the coming year. The audience was…

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Planet Esme’s Reading Room

While visiting Chicago during the Association of Jewish Libraries Convention, a group of us journeyed to the magical land of Planet Esme. Esme Codell is an author and readiologist. The gingerbread building that houses Planet Esme welcomes visitors with Hansel…

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THANK YOU, CHICAGO!

I have just returned from a most inspiring Association of Jewish Libraries Convention in beautiful Chicago. The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee honored our winning authors and illustrators, and I was able to attend some amazing sessions about children’s books,…

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Deborah Guttentag

Please welcome author Deborah Guttentag. Today she is talking about her books, Saving Soroya and Into the Dark. A Manchester, England native, Deborah is the wife of the Rabbi of the Whitefield Hebrew Congregation and mother of 6 children and…

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Portraits of Jewish American Heroes

Malka Drucker is an award-winning author of 20 books, including GRANDMA’S LATKES, and her highly acclaimed JEWISH HOLIDAY Series which won the Southern California Council on Literature for Children Prize series. She belongs to many literary organizations, including The Society…

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