The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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- 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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Have You Applied for Tent Jewish Children’s Literature Retreat 2018?
To learn more, click here. To read about the 2017 Tent program, click here. If you apply and are accepted, please drop a … Continue reading
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Announcement from PJ Library – Deadlines Approaching!
READY FOR A FIELD TRIP? It’s said that travel broadens the mind, and PJ Library has two exciting opportunities coming up for authors and illustrators in spring 2018 that fill the bill. Travel to Israel with us March 18-25 for … Continue reading
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Report on Tent: Jewish Children’s Literature, August 2017
From August 13-August 20, 2017, the National Yiddish Book Center, in partnership with PJ Library, and funded by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, hosted the first-ever Tent program of Jewish Children’s Literature. They received about 130 applications and selected 20 writers … Continue reading
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Tagged Emma Dryden, Grace Lin, Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Jewish children's authors, Jewish children's books, Jewish children's lit, Jewish children's writers, Josh Lambert, Kendra Levin, Leonard Marcus, leslea newman, marjorie ingall, Miriam Udel, National Yiddish Book Center, Nicole Tadgell, PJ library, PJ Our Way, Tent Jewish Children's Literature
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PJ Our Way: An Interview with Director Catriella Freedman
The Whole Megillah (TWM): What is PJ Our Way? What is its mission? Catriella Freedman (CF): PJ Our Way is the next chapter of our free Jewish children’s book program, PJ Library, for kids ages 9-11. It’s designed to meet … Continue reading
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Illustrator’s Notebook | Ann D. Koffsky, Thank You for Me!
The Whole Megillah (TWM): How did the opportunity to illustrate Thank You for Me! come about? Ann Koffsky (AK): Rick Recht, a well-known Jewish musician, had a hit song, “Kobi’s Lullaby,” which he wanted to make into a children’s book. … Continue reading
Editors Roundtable | Margery Cuyler, Marshall Cavendish/Shofar Books
Here is another video from the Editors Roundtable filmed at the 2011 Highlights Foundation workshop, Writing Jewish-themed Children’s Books on May 16. This video features publisher Margery Cuyler of Marshall Cavendish/Shofar Books with some comments from Natalie Blitt, former director … Continue reading
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