Mazel tov to the winners of the 2013 The Whole Megillah Picture Book Contest:
Grand Prize Winner:
- Joan Seliger Sidney, Elsa’s Pillow
Finalists:
- Ellen Emerman, Where Is the Tzedakah Box?
- Michael Herman, The Secret of the Sabbath Stew
Honorable Mention:
- Deanie Yasner, Fixing Lily
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader. Thanks go to judge Joni Sussman, publisher at Kar-Ben. And thanks to all of you who participated!
The Whole Megillah 
Joan,
We are so proud of you.
The Atkinson Family in Colorado
Joannie, Congratulations! I am so happy for you.
Fellow VCFA alum, Joyce Ray
Thanks, Maggie and Joyce. I saw the note from VCFA today about Joan’s win. I didn’t know she was an alum. I am, too, WCYA, 2006.
Best,
Barbara
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Joanie- What a story. The metaphor of the pillow and its literal and figurative embodiment of Elsa’s hopes, fears, future, and past is a powerful image. Thank you for continuing to share yourself and our people’s shared history so eloquently.