Posted by Mat Tonti on 10/20/2020
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Mat Tonti explores the world of Jewish folklore in his graphic novel, The Book of Secrets . Each story is connected through Ben and Rose's quest to find their missing grandparents, but how did Mat Tonti decide which stories to use? Read through
Posted by Jane Yolen on 2/14/2020
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I have long been fascinated by how folk stories of strong girls
and women have gotten hidden over the years of retelling....
Posted by Jane Yolen on 2/13/2020
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I am the older sister, of a boy four years younger. My
brother Steven. Steve. Stevie. Steve Yolen who lives in Brazil.
So the story of Miriam resonates for me--that oldest sister,
a seeress/author, a musician, a leader of her people who both works for and sometimes
defies the Lord. ...
Posted by Jane Yolen on 2/12/2020
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Before I wrote MIRIAM AT THE RIVER, I wrote a bunch of Holocaust
poems and Judaica poems. My first two professionally published & paid-for
poems were in a magazine called The Chicago Jewish Forum...
Posted by Jane Yolen on 2/11/2020
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Quite a few readers notice that the majority of my picture
books read like poems. Even if they don’t rhyme. They use all the
trappings of poetry: lyricism, metaphor, simile, rhythm, internal rhymes, alliteration,
etc.
This is not happenstance nor mere chance. I wrote my first
poem (rhymed though not particularly well rhymed) in first grade. (I was kindergarten age but as I had been reading
since three years old, my parents and teachers decided I should be skipped
ahead.
Rabbi Kerry Olitzky has held many leadership positions in Jewish organizations.
He has written over 70 books and hundreds of articles
Yet, despite his many accomplishments, Rabbi Olitzky says that his latest project might be the most exciting of his career so far: writing a potty-training book with a Jewish bent. Where's the Potty On This Ark? is a whimsical retelling of the Noah's ark story.
Posted by Kar-Ben Editors on 7/17/2018
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This book is set in
ancient Egypt. Let me set the scene
for you: a marvelous boy filled with curiosity and optimism is enamored by
every single thing that catches his eye. He finds beauty in all things. This boy,
Bezalel, turns out to be, with other Israelites under Egyptian rule, a slave. However, his genuine
curiosity and appreciating for all things--mostly forgotten things--is refreshing. His
clinging to his ‘beautiful things box’ definitely hits home.
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