November 2, 2012
Wow, isn’t the new technology wonderful. I can visit classrooms around the world – speak with students and answer questions about my books – from my […]
October 18, 2012
Sunday, October 14 marked the 69th anniversary of the escape from the Sobibór death camp. I spent a good part of the day thinking about the […]
October 11, 2012
Speaking with other educators – especially librarians – is one of the rewards of being a writer of children’s books! In September, I spoke at an […]
September 25, 2012
This September 26th marks the 79th anniversary of the remarkable escape by 230 Jewish prisoners from the Novogrudok Labor Camp in Poland – a story and […]
September 12, 2012
Today is a special day for me. My book Beyond Courage is going out into the world and we are starting a conversation here on this […]
September 8, 2012
There’s a wonderful African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It’s also true, “It takes a village to write a book.” The photograph […]
September 8, 2012
There are a lot of things I love about visiting schools: meeting the kids, hearing what they think about my books, answering their really smart questions […]