The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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- 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
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Category Archives: Librarians
Librarian’s Notebook | Joyce Levine
Joyce Levine earned her library degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She worked as a children’s librarian at the Great Neck Public Library and as an elementary school librarian at a Solomon Schechter Day School. She established two new … Continue reading
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Tagged Association of Jewish Libraries, Hush, Joyce Levine, North Shore Hebrew Academy
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The Best Hanukkah Present You Can Give Yourself
Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens by Linda R. Silver (Jewish Publication Society, 2010) While you’re out buying Hanukkah presents for your kids or your grandkids, don’t forget your own needs. If you write Jewish content for kids, the … Continue reading
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Tagged best jewish children's books, Jewish Publication Society, JPS, Linda Silver
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Librarian’s Notebook | Linda R. Silver
For August 2010, The Whole Megillah Librarian’s Notebook features an interview with Linda R. Silver. Linda is a librarian and a specialist in Jewish children’s literature. She has written two books on the subject as well as speaking, teaching, and … 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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Librarian’s Notebook | Kathe Pinchuck
Kathe Pinchuck, The Whole Megillah‘s June 2010 Librarian of the Month, is the outgoing chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee and that experience has given her a unique perspective on Jewish children’s literature. She is the librarian at … Continue reading
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Tagged AJL, All-of-a-Kind Family, American Girl Rebecca, Boy of Old Prague, Diary of Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel, Eric Kimmel, Holocaust, Jacqueline Jules, Jewish holidays, K'tonton, Kar-Ben, Kathe Pinchuck, Katherine Paterson, Mitali Perkins, Our Eddie, Robin Friedman, Sadie Weilerstein, Sulamith Ish Kishor, Sydney Taylor, Sydney Taylor Book Award, The Importance of Wings, The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah
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