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Q & A with Sue Macy

June 15, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein

Sue Macy

Decades ago when I was raising four sons in suburban Chicago, I chose to pursue my first graduate degree at Spertus College. In addition to attending required classes, I worked with my thesis advisor, Elliot Lefkovitz to create a series of independent studies classes focusing on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Interviews Tagged With: Aaron Lansky, award winning author picture book, award winning authors and illustrators, award winning Jewish picture books, Eden Street, Elliot Lefkovitz, Jewish Women's Archives, Liza Voges, Outwitting History, Spertus College, Stacy Innerst, Sydney Taylor Book Award, The Book Rescuer, Yiddish Book Center

The Book Rescuer: How One Person Can Make a Difference

June 13, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein

THE BOOK RESCUER Book Cover

Occasionally, I read picture books that I cannot wait to share with someone else. Within seconds of completing The Book Rescuers: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come, I was suggesting the book to a friend. In just 48 pages, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: award winning authors and illustrators, award winning children's author, award winning illustrator, award winning Jewish picture books, Jewish children's books, non fiction picture books, picture book biography, Stacy Innerst, Sue Macy, Sydney Taylor Book Award

Q & A with Barbara Diamond Goldin

March 23, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein

Decades ago, Barbara Diamond Goldin started writing children's stories. Like many new authors, she had an abundance of rejection letters. Goldin persevered. She listened to editors' constructive criticism. By paying attention to the world around her, Goldin was able to select … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Interviews Tagged With: A Passover Cowboy, A Persian Princess, ALA Notable Children's Book, Ann Koffsky, Apples and Honey Press, Cakes and Miracles, Fire: The Beginnings of the Labor Movement, Jane Yolen, Just Enough Is Plenty, Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible, Night Lights: A Sukkot Story, SCBWI, Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, Sydney Taylor Book Award, The Family Book of Midrash: Fifty-Two Jewish Stories from the Sages, The Magician’s Visit, The World’s Birthday, tips for writing children's books

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