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Kate Gavino Michal Hoschander Malen Michal Hoschander Malen is the editor of Jewish Book Council’s young adult and children’s book reviews. A former librarian, she has lectured on topics relating to literacy, run book clubs, and loves to read aloud to her grandchildren. Reviews Articles Staff Picks Children’s Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mysterious Mollusk and Its Magical Blue Ink Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus. Children’s All Aboard for Noah’s Ark! Elana Azose; Monica Garofalo, illus. Children’s Miryam’s Dance Kerry Olitzky and Rachel Stock Spilker; John Baptist Tumuhaise, illus. Children’s The Extraordinary Dreidel: A Hanukkah Story from Israel Devorah Omer; Aviel Basil, illus.; Shira Atik, trans. Children’s Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers: The Story of a Hidden Child in France During the Holocaust Annette Gendler; Ste Johnson, illus. Children’s The Mexican Dreidel Linda Elovitz Marshall and Ilan Stavans; Maria Mola, illus. Children’s The Giant, the Slingshot, and the Future King Tammar Stein; Dodo Maeder, illus. Nonfiction Israel 201: Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery, and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt Children’s The Witch of Woodland Laurel Snyder Children’s Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur David Sherrin; Martín Morón, illus. Children’s Ellie’s Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup! Lisa Greenwald; Galia Bernstein, illus. Children’s The Moving-Box Sukkah Leah Rachel Berkowitz; Sharon Vargo, illus. Children’s Kayla and Kugel’s Silly Sukkot Ann D. Koffsky Children’s Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book Elissa Brent Weissman; Omer Hoffman, illus. Children’s One Last Shot: Based on a True Story of Wartime Heroism Kip Wilson Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 4 Next page ›› Recommended Reading Joyful Jewish Board Books Michal Hoschander Malen November 25, 2024 Interview ‘The Rhythm of Life’: A Conversation with Edith Eva Eger Michal Hoschander Malen September 30, 2024 Interview “Forever Thirteen”: A Conversation with Amanda Stern Michal Hoschander Malen September 6, 2023 Recommended Reading A Basket of Purim Goodies: Stories about the Holiday for Young Readers and Families Michal Hoschander Malen March 3, 2023 Recommended Reading High Holiday Books for Young Readers Michal Hoschander Malen September 19, 2022 Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Kids 2022 Fall Reading Michal Hoschander Malen September 9, 2022 Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Kids 2022 Summer Reading Michal Hoschander Malen August 2, 2022 Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Eight Children’s Books for Eight Shining Nights of Hanukkah Michal Hoschander Malen November 11, 2021 Interview Coloring in the Jewish Experience: A Conversation with Natasha Díaz Michal Hoschander Malen August 11, 2020 Interview Interview: Susan Krawitz Michal Hoschander Malen February 6, 2018 Interview Interview: Barbara Bietz with Michal Hoschander MalenBarbara Bietz, author of The Sundown Kid, talks to Michal Hoschander Malen about the pioneer Jews of the American West, their reception… Michal Hoschander Malen May 22, 2017 Interview Interview: Devra Lehmann with Michal Hoschander MalenDevra Lehmann is the author of Spinoza: The Outcast Thinker, winner of the 2014 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Children’s… Michal Hoschander Malen February 21, 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Fiction A Visit to Moscow Anna Olswanger, adapted from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator) Nonfiction Raising Raffi: The First Five Years Keith Gessen Children’s Mrs. Noah’s Doves Jane Yolen; Alida Massari, illus. Children’s The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda Shoshana Nambi; Moran Yogev, illus.
Children’s Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mysterious Mollusk and Its Magical Blue Ink Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus.
Children’s The Extraordinary Dreidel: A Hanukkah Story from Israel Devorah Omer; Aviel Basil, illus.; Shira Atik, trans.
Children’s Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers: The Story of a Hidden Child in France During the Holocaust Annette Gendler; Ste Johnson, illus.
Nonfiction Israel 201: Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery, and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt
Interview ‘The Rhythm of Life’: A Conversation with Edith Eva Eger Michal Hoschander Malen September 30, 2024
Interview “Forever Thirteen”: A Conversation with Amanda Stern Michal Hoschander Malen September 6, 2023
Recommended Reading A Basket of Purim Goodies: Stories about the Holiday for Young Readers and Families Michal Hoschander Malen March 3, 2023
Recommended Reading High Holiday Books for Young Readers Michal Hoschander Malen September 19, 2022
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Kids 2022 Fall Reading Michal Hoschander Malen September 9, 2022
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Kids 2022 Summer Reading Michal Hoschander Malen August 2, 2022
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Eight Children’s Books for Eight Shining Nights of Hanukkah Michal Hoschander Malen November 11, 2021
Interview Coloring in the Jewish Experience: A Conversation with Natasha Díaz Michal Hoschander Malen August 11, 2020
Interview Interview: Barbara Bietz with Michal Hoschander MalenBarbara Bietz, author of The Sundown Kid, talks to Michal Hoschander Malen about the pioneer Jews of the American West, their reception… Michal Hoschander Malen May 22, 2017
Interview Interview: Devra Lehmann with Michal Hoschander MalenDevra Lehmann is the author of Spinoza: The Outcast Thinker, winner of the 2014 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Children’s… Michal Hoschander Malen February 21, 2016
Fiction A Visit to Moscow Anna Olswanger, adapted from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, Yevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator)
