I am excited to be part of this Purim event on March 20th with the Lappin Foundation. Please join the fun! It’s 3:00 pm East Coast time, so 12:00 pm for West Coast friends. Register here!
Tag: PJ Library
Signs in the Well – Shoham Smith
It is a great honor for me to introduce award-winning Israeli author, Shoham Smith, to chat about her book Signs in the Well, illustrated by Vali Mintzi. The picture book about Rabbi Akiva was originally published in Hebrew in 2013.…
Welcome – Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh
There is no doubt that the greatest gift of being in the world of children’s literature is the community of writers, illustrators, and other creative people who share a passion for the work we all do. Every so often, you…
TENT Program for Children’s Literature – Thanks to the Yiddish Book Center, PJ Library
I recently returned from a week at the Yiddish Book Center as a participant in the TENT program for Children’s Literature. This incredible opportunity, sponsored by PJ Library, was a journey of soulful explorations, academic discussions, and emotion-filled writing workshops.…
Catriella Freedman – PJ Our Way
The success of PJ Library for younger readers, which provides books of Jewish content to families with children through age eight, has been expanded with PJ Our Way. This is great news for readers (ages 9-11) and for authors! I’m delighted…
Sifriyat Pijama B’America
Many of you are familiar with the wonderful PJ Library program that distributes Jewish books for 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…
The PJ Library – Providing Books to Families
The PJ Library is a unique program that provides quality books and music to Jewish families with young children. The PJ Library is an inspiring example of the impact of meaningful outreach. I had the opportunity to learn more about…