The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 8, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 15, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards | Honey and Me by Meira DrazinHonor Book in Middle-Grade Category: Honey and Me by Meira Drazin (Scholastic, 2022, 304 pp.) The Whole Megillah (TWM): Mazel tov on your award! I’m so delighted to get to know you better.Meira Drazin (MD): Hi Barbara, thanks so much … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty ZeldisZeldis, Kitty. The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights. New York: HarperCollins, 2022. 345 pages. Writing the Past (WTP): What motivated you to write Dressmakers of Prospect Heights?Kitty Zeldis (KZ): I had long been interested in New Orleans, a place that figures importantly in … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–January 25, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Author’s Notebook | Pnina Moed Kass
Jewish Children’s Writer, Pnina Moed Kass I first became acquainted with author Pnina Moed Kass when I read her novel, Real Time, which won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in 2004 and the National Jewish Book Award in 2005. Pnina … Continue reading
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Tagged children's writers in Israel, Israeli writers, Pnina Moed Kass, Real Time
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The First Annual New York Sephardic Book Fair
The American Sephardi Federation hosted the first annual New York Sephardic Book Fair at the Center for Jewish History yesterday. I’ve always been interested in Sephardic history, although as far as I know, I have no Sephardic roots. Several tables … Continue reading
Librarian’s Notebook | Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin
The July 2010 Librarian’s Notebook features Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin, library media specialist for Feldman Children’s Library at Congregation B’nai Israel, a large Reform synagogue in Boca Raton, Florida. Heidi is also the incoming Vice President/President- Elect of the Association of … Continue reading
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Tagged AJL, Association of Jewish Libraries, Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin
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Book Review: Sharing Our Homeland
Sharing Our Homeland: Palestinian and Jewish Children at Summer Peace Camp Written by Trish Marx and Photographs by Cindy Karp, 48 pp., (Lee and Low, 2010) This richly-illustrated picture book introduces us to Alya, a Muslim girl, and Yuval, a … Continue reading
Agent’s Notebook | Rubin Pfeffer, East/West Literary Agency
Rubin Pfeffer recently joined the East/West Literary Agency after 35 years in book publishing. He worked at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich’s trade imprint, served at Pearson Education as senior vice president and chief creative officer, and was senior vice president and … Continue reading
A History of Jewish Children’s Books—Part Two
Sydney Taylor and the All-of-a-Kind Family Adapted from a talk given by Lisa Silverman, Library Director of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, May 23, 2010 at the Highlights Founders Workshop, “Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books” Then we get to the most well-known, … Continue reading
Agent’s Notebook | Mary Kole, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Associate agent Mary Kole of Andrea Brown Literary Agency participated on the May 24, 2010 Editor/Agent Panel at the Highlights Foundation Workshop, “Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books.” Watch what Mary had to say… Mary is also the author of the acclaimed … Continue reading
Editor’s Notebook | Françoise Bui, Delacorte Press
Executive Editor Françoise Bui of Delacorte Press gave her thoughts about submissions at the May 2010 Highlights Foundation workshop, “Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books.” Watch what she had to say at the Editor/Agent Panel…
Editor’s Notebook | Devorah Leah Rosenfeld, Hachai Publishing
On May 24, 2010, Devorah Leah Rosenfeld, editor-in-chief at Hachai Publishing, shared her thoughts on publishing Jewish children’s books as part of the Highlights Foundation workshop, “Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books” Editor/Agent Panel.
The Whole Megillah 