I’ve been honored by the Association of Jewish Libraries with The Sydney Taylor Honor Book (Silver) Award for my book, Beyond Courage. The AJL is celebrating […]
The Association of Jewish Libraries has given Beyond Courage a Silver Award in their category, Books for Teen Readers. In the Orbis Pictus Awards for Outstanding […]
This Hanukkah was a very special Hanukkah for my grandchildren who had decided that they would forgo their usual presents to give Christmas presents to children […]
In Toronto every Hanukkah, Israel Cohen lights his “most original” menorah. It consists of eight glasses half filled with colored water. Olive oil rests on top […]
I’ve been on a whirlwind of traveling and it’s been exciting and rewarding. In October I went to Massachusetts, New York, Washington, DC and Florida. In […]
At Westmere Elementary School in Guilderland, New York, students read Lady Liberty: A Biography. They talked about the meaning of this magnificent statue, and why they thought it was important. Then they […]
The Candlewick Press team and I are thrilled and proud BEYOND COURAGE has been honored by both Publishers Weekly and Booklist! The book is on their […]