The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 15, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- 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: September 2010
Announcing the Twelfth Annual Jewish Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference
The Jewish Book Council has announced the Twelfth Annual Jewish Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference to be held on Sunday, November 21, at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. Many of you may have known this conference … Continue reading
Posted in Writers Conferences
Tagged Ann Koffsky, Behrman House, Boyds Mills Press, Caren Johnson Literary Agency, Elana Roth, Jewish Book Council, Jewish children's writers, Jewish children's writers conference, Kendra Levin, Laurie Toffler-Corrie, PJ library, Stephanie Lurie, Sydney Taylor Book Award, Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award, Yona Zeldis McDonough
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Author’s Notebook | Norman H. Finkelstein
Norman H. Finkelstein is an educator, editor, librarian and writer. For nearly 30 years he has been an instructor in the Prozdor High School Department of Hebrew College in Boston where he continues to teach courses in Jewish history. Recently … Continue reading
Posted in Authors
Tagged Calkins Creek, Captain of Innocence, Forged in Freedom, Heeding the Call, Jewish Comedy Stars, Jewish Publication Society, Kar-Ben, Lerner, Lerner Publishing, National Jewish Book Awards, nonfiction books for Jewish children, Norman H. Finkelstein, Three Across, With Heroic Truth
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Book Review: Say Hello, Lily
Say Hello, Lily Written by Deborah Lakritz and illustrated by Martha Aviles (Kar-Ben, 2010) Lily is a shy girl who comes out of her shell when she visits a senior citizen facility with her mother. The good stuff Depth–I was … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged books about overcoming shyness, Deborah Lakritz, Kar-Ben, Martha Aviles, Say Hello Lily
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Book Review: Tashlich at Turtle Rock
Tashlich at Turtle Rock Written by Susan Schnur and Anna Schnur-Fishman and illustrated by Alex Steele-Morgan (Kar-Ben, 2010) I have been interested in stories about Tashlich since a Gentile magazine editor, married to a Jew, told me that since her … Continue reading
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