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Two Children’s Books for Hanukkah

December 10, 2012 By Sandra Bornstein 2 Comments

 When my children were growing up, there were a limited number of Hanukkah books for children. Each year since their youth, a variety of books have been published. This year, Kar Ben Publishing (a division of Lerner Publishing Group)  added two notable books to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: celebrating Chanukah, Chanukah, Chanukah foods, children's books about secret Jews, children's books-anusim, children's books-crypto-Jews, children's books-religious freedom, Hanukkah, Hanukkah books, Hanukkah family activities, Hanukkah foods, Heidi Smith Hyde, Jamel Akib, Jewish children's books, Judye Groner, Madeline Wikler, multicultural picture books- Jews, Ursula Roma

Another Award Winning Author- Writing About India

May 10, 2012 By Sandra Bornstein 4 Comments

Uma Krishnaswami has written numerous books about her former homeland, India. One fine example is Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami, illustrated by Jamel Akib (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003). This bookreminds me of my many months in India.  Not only does it provide glimpses of Indian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, International Education, Reviews Tagged With: 1947 Partition, book review blog, Book Reviews, Indian culture, Indian monsoons, Jamel Akib, Multicultural literature, picture book blog, Picture books, Soumya Sitaraman, Uma Krishnaswami

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