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Essay Why Do We Publish Picture Books About the Holocaust for Young Children? by Marcia Weiss PosnerEditor’s Note: We are frequently asked by parents, teachers, and others a perplexing question: At which age and at which stage it is… Marcia Weiss Posner March 25, 2015
Essay How to Write about Moving a Mountain Earlier this week, Matthue Roth wrote about why authors like to torture people they love. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council’s Visiting… Matthue Roth December 11, 2014
Essay Why Authors Like to Torture People We Love Matthue Roth’s first book, Never Mind the Goldbergs, was a NYPL Best Book for the Teen Age and an ALA Best Books nominee. His latest is The Gobblings,… Matthue Roth December 9, 2014
Essay The Classic Jewish Children’s Novel for Thanksgiving, Molly’s Pilgrim Posted by Chava Lansky With Thanksgiving approaching it’s time to pull the classic Jewish children’s novel Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen off the shelf.… Chava Lansky November 21, 2014
Recommended Reading 2014 Jewish Book Council Chanukah Gift Guide for Children Posted by Nat BernsteinWe know it’s only November, but we’ve already got Chanukah on our mind. Earlier today we published our 2014 Chanukah gift-giving guide for… Nat Bernstein November 17, 2014
Essay Spicing Children’s Literature with Jewish Humor and Jewish Life Posted by Nat BernsteinThe 16th Annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Seminar was held on Sunday, November 2nd at the Jewish Book… Nat Bernstein November 14, 2014
Interview Interview: Rabbi Sandy Sasso by Michal Hoschander MalenJBW’s Michal Hoschander Malen interviewed Rabbi Sandy Sasso about the many children’s books she has authored and about where she finds… Michal Hoschander Malen November 13, 2014
Essay Doreen Rappaport Speaks on Holocaust Remembrance Day by Michal Hoschander MalenDoreen Rappaport, author of numerous highly acclaimed books for children and young adults, spoke on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the… Michal Hoschander Malen November 6, 2014
Interview Interview: Yaffa Ganz by Michal Hoschander MalenJewish Book Council’s Michal Hoschander Malen speaks with children’s author Yaffa Ganz from her home in Israel. Michal Hoschander… Michal Hoschander Malen October 30, 2014
Essay On Writing Jewish Books For Children by Leslie A. Kimmelman “Why do you write so many Jewish books for kids?” I’m asked frequently. The truth is, writing Jewish books for kids was never my intention.… Leslie Kimmelman June 25, 2014
Interview An Interview with Author and Illustrator Ann Koffsky by Michal Hoschander Malen An interview with author and illustrator Ann Koffksy, whose most recent book, Frogs in the Bed: My Passover Seder Activity Book… Michal Hoschander Malen April 1, 2014
Essay The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter by Michal Hoschander MalenThe New York Public Library has curated an outstanding new exhibit titled The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter. On display is… Michal Hoschander Malen March 13, 2014
Interview Interview: Lore Segal by Beth KissileffFrom the time I first remember knowing what a book was, Lore Segal’s Tell Me a Mitzi became my favorite book. The story of New York City… Beth Kissileff January 10, 2014
Interview Interview: Sylvia Rouss by Barbara BietzWhen I heard my friend Sylvia Rouss had published a collection of short stories, A World of Blessings, I wanted to learn… Barbara Bietz November 18, 2013
Essay The Legacy of Robert Kimmel Smith by Dina Weinstein Forty years ago in books and in groups, women were documenting, prodding, and examining their world, their status, and their lot as they entered… Dina Weinstein November 14, 2013
Recommended Reading Eight Nights of Stories: The Yiddish Masters Posted by Nat Bernstein Yes, if you’re wondering, my parents have been following the entire Eight Nights of Stories blog series. My mom has no memory of the… Nat Bernstein November 13, 2013
