Connected, Always

I grew up nostalgic for a world I never knew: my father’s childhood in the Pimlico section of Baltimore in the mid-twentieth century, where neighbors and cousins ran in and out of his family’s rowhouse, extended family always, physically right
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Counting on Shabbat and Counting on Kindness

People often ask why a particular story might be conceived as a board book. For me, Counting on Shabbat had to be a board book because I was writing it to thank the little great grandchildren that were bringing my elderly mother so much
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Recalling My Childhood: My Name is Hamburger

As the author of over fifty children’s books, I have written about the US Constitution, a gigantic mythical bird, Pluto’s demotion, Rabbi Akiva, goblins, a boy with magic sneakers, and an eclectic mix of other topics. But until My Name is
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What Do Challah Bread and Koalas Have In Common?

What Do Challah Bread and Koalas Have In Common?

Have you ever seen a koala celebrate Shabbat?
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