I’m delighted to chat with author/illustrator Selina Alko about her new picture book, released today, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUDY THE GREAT: A POETIC ODE TO JUDY BLUME (Christy Ottaviano Books, 2026). From the gorgeous cover to the end pages, the…
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Interview with editor Michael Leventhal, publisher and editor of THE ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE COOKBOOK
Welcome back, Michael Leventhal! Michael is the publisher of Green Bean Books and the editor of THE ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE COOKBOOK: RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (Green Bean Books, 2025), a collection of cheesecake recipes from esteemed contributors. Like Michael’s previous…
Interview with Richard Michelson, author of NEXT YEAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE: BARACK OBAMA’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL SEDER
Welcome back, Richard Michelson! Richard’s new picture book NEXT YEAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE: BARACK OBAMA’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL SEDER (Crown Books For Young Readers, 2025) illustrated by E.B. Lewis retells the true story of the first White House seder in…
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 100 biographies and portraits of impactful Jewish women and girls throughout the ages. From artists to activists, biblical figures, and…
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 short biographies of diverse Jewish people, ranging from prominent artists to actors, athletes, and more. The authors emphasize how these…
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 for Young Readers, 2024), a YA edition of her award-winning memoir THE CHOICE: EMBRACE THE POSSIBLE. In the book, Dr. Eger…
Interview with authors of ENDURING QUESTIONS: USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN CLASSROOMS
ENDURING QUESTIONS: USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN CLASSROOMS (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022) by David Bloome, Evelyn B. Freeman, Rosemary Horowitz, and Laurie Katz is an educational text that guides teachers on how to use Jewish children’s books that explore history,…
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 Abigail Rajunov tells the story of Estee Ackerman, a talented young Ping-Pong champion. When a big competition that could earn…
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 Green, tells the life story of Sydney Taylor, author of the iconic ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY book series. Sydney Taylor is a…
Interview with Rachelle Burk, author of SPACE TORAH: ASTRONAUT JEFFREY HOFFMAN’S COSMIC MITZVAH
Rachelle Burk’s picture book biography SPACE TORAH: ASTRONAUT JEFFREY HOFFMAN’S COSMIC MITZVAH (Intergalactic Afikoman, 2024), illustrated by Craig Orback, tells the story of Jewish astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman, who took meaningful religious items with him on the space shuttle. The book…