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2014 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop

You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2014 Sydney … Continue reading

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2014 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by AJL

2014 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by AJL Laurel Snyder, Catia Chien, Patricia Polacco, and Neal Bascomb Named Gold Winners Laurel Snyder and Catia Chien, author and illustrator of The Longest Night:  A Passover Story, Patricia Polacco author and illustrator … Continue reading

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Author’s Notebook | Guest Post by Laurel Snyder

I need to be honest—I’ve really struggled to write this little essay.   When Barbara asked me to scribble something about the promotion of Jewish picture books, I said yes immediately!  Because it seemed a simple enough task, and Barbara’s blog … Continue reading

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Jewish Children’s Literature Experts Offer Writing Workshop

From the Highlights Foundation: Publishers of Jewish-Themed children’s writing are heading off in new directions, and the Highlights Foundation invited Barbara Krasner, publisher of The Whole Megillah: The Writer’s Resource for Jewish-themed Children’s Books, to create an expert-packed workshop to … Continue reading

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Registration Now Open! Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books

Highlights Foundation Workshop–Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books Registration is now open for the second annual Highlights Foundation workshop, “Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books.” When: May 15-18, 2011 (starts with dinner on the 15th and ends with lunch and an optional tour of … Continue reading

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