March 22, 2021
This year, in honor of the 100th anniversary of women winning their fight for the right to vote, the League of Women Voters in Fresno, California […]
August 24, 2015
As part of the California Young Reader Medal program, educators in California have made my book into a play, and I think it’s great. And I […]
November 19, 2014
Last April I appeared at the Great Neck Public Library on Long Island and Michal Hoschander Malen, a librarian and editor of reference books and children’s […]
February 27, 2014
Wow, it’s been such an extremely busy but exciting time since I last communicated with you. It’s way too long since I put up a post […]
April 2, 2013
HONORING THE FUTURE WOMEN OF THE WORLD WITH WOMEN OF THE PAST I was honored this month to be interviewed about my books about women by […]
April 1, 2013
Beyond Courage was privileged to win the Flora Stieglitz Strauss award for Non-fiction given out by the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee. I was away during […]
April 1, 2013
I don’t know if you’ve read Deborah Hopkinton’s wonderful new book, Annie and Helen, illustrated by Raul Colon, and published by Schwartz & Wade. I always […]
February 11, 2013
The Cyberspace Sydney Taylor Blog Tour for the authors who won awards this year from the Association of Jewish Libraries starts today. Here’s the direct link […]
February 8, 2013
On Saturday, January 19, 2013, the wonderful organization of First Book that supplies books for thousands of children was part of the National Day of Service […]