Tag Archives: Ellen Bari

There Is Room for More Holocaust Stories, Even in Picture Books

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Barbara Krasner

In this blog post, prolific author Jane Yolen talks about her inspiration for a new picture book about a Jewish family in Paris during World War II. Reading it, I began to think about the Holocaust stories still not told. … Continue reading →

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Author’s Notebook | Ellen Bari, The Tattered Prayer Book

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write The Tattered Prayer Book? Ellen Bari (EB): When my daughter was picture book age, there were almost no books about the Holocaust for young children. I felt there needed to be … Continue reading →

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Editor’s Notebook | Stephen Feuer, Gihon River Press

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to found Gihon River Press and is there any significance to the name? Stephen Feuer (SF): I retired from the printing business in 2009.  I spent the last 30 years working as a sales person … Continue reading →

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Using Social Media to Promote Your Jewish Children’s Book | Part 3

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

Here is the final installment of Using Social Media to Promote Your Jewish Children’s Book, The Whole Megillah’s cyber-roundtable of authors who have successfully been using social media to promote their Jewish children’s books. Read Part 1>>> Read Part 2>>> … Continue reading →

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Using Social Media to Promote Your Jewish Children’s Book | Part 2

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

Thanks for your great feedback on Part 1. Now, for Part 2 of The Whole Megillah’s cyber-roundtable of authors who have successfully been using social media to promote their Jewish children’s books. Participants: Laura Toffler-Corrie, author of The Life and … Continue reading →

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Using Social Media to Promote Your Jewish Children’s Book | Part 1

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah, always striving to be at the forefront, has put together a cyber-roundtable of authors who have successfully been using social media to promote their Jewish children’s books. Participants: Laura Toffler-Corrie, author of The Life and Opinions of … Continue reading →

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