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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Two Awards and a Blog Tour
This month, two of my books won awards. AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE SHABBAT (Jewish Lights Publishing) won the Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award, and WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING (Charlesbridge Publishing) has been named as a Notable Book in the … Continue reading
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Tagged book award, Children's Book Council, cultural diversity, cycle of time, educational books, family living, fourth commandment, jewish books, multicultural, multicultural children's books, Remember the Sabbath, Sabbath, social studies, time zones
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award
What a surprise! On an ordinary January school night, I was helping my daughter with her homework when an unexpected phone call came from California, informing me my picture book AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE SHABBAT (Jewish Lights Publishing) has … Continue reading
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Tagged family living, jewish books, Jewish children's books, jewish holidays, judaism, Sabbath, Shabbat
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First Day is Fine Art Day
Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope 2012 is off to a good start for you. “First Day” is “Fine Art Day” for me, so I eschewed all the New Year’s Day parties – including the renowned meta-bash … Continue reading