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Page Turning- Time Traveling Adventures

April 23, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Time traveling is a genre that many young adults enjoy.  Ruth Tenzer Feldman has mastered the art of connecting different time periods. In Blue Thread, Ruth intertwines events from Oregon’s women’s suffrage movement with the daughters of Zelophehad’s struggle for women’s rights … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Blue Thread, children's literature- time traveling, Jewish time travel books, Oregon Book Award, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, The Ninth Day, time travel books

Q & A With Ruth Tenzer Feldman

April 21, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

  Today, I welcome Ruth Tenzer Feldman. She is the author of numerous non-fiction and fiction children’s books. In the last couple of years, she published the award-winning novel, Blue Thread and its companion The Ninth Day. Both books were written for a young adult … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Books, Jewish Culture Tagged With: Blue Thread, Jewish books, Jewish children's books, Jewish time travel books, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, The Ninth Day, time travel books, tips for writing companion books

Embracing Family Traditions

April 18, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Halfway through Monday night’s Passover Seder, one of my sons turned to me and whispered, “I like our traditions better.” It was not an appropriate time to ask for further elaboration. The comment merely sat dormant as we enjoyed our time in my in-law’s home. It was the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Jewish Culture, Lifestyle Tagged With: Aaron Bornstein, Adam Bornstein, family celebrations, family traditions, generation to generation, Jewish family celebrations, Jewish traditions, Jordan Bornstein, l'dor l'dor, passing traditions from generation to generation, Passover, Sandra Bornstein

Passover Picture Books- Seders and Rituals

April 9, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Every year, Jews around the world celebrate Passover by participating in one or two Seders, eating special foods, and following a variety of rituals. Children's authors have captured the key ingredients of these traditional practices in picture books. These books help to educate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Abuelita's Secret Matzahs, Bob Dacey, celebrating Passover, converses, crypto-Jews, Diana Bryer, Doreen Rappaport, Emily Arnold McCully, Fran Manushkin, marranos, Miriam's Cup, multicultural picture books- Jewish, multicultural picture books- Jewish holidays, multicultural picture books- Passover, Ned Bittinger, Passover picture books, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, The Matzah That Papa Brought Home, The Secret Seder

6 Passover Children’s Books

April 7, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Authors who write Passover children's books have approached the subject in many different ways. Some books are intended to be read solo while others are meant to be read aloud. Many books are filled with facts and fall into the category of non-fiction while another group are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Cathy Goldberg Fishman, Deborah Bodin Cohen, Elizabeth Wolf, Jago, Jodie's Passover Adventure, Kar-Ben Publishing, Ksenia Topaz, Lisa Shulman, multicultural picture books- Jewish, multicultural picture books- Passover, Nachshon Who Was Afraid to Swim, Passover, Passover Around the World, Passover children's books, Rachel's Gift, Richard Unger, Rosanne Litzinger, Tami Lehman-Wilzig, The Mazo Ball Boy

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