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Tag: Jewish children's books

March 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird

The Jewish Board Book Experience: Five Children’s Book Creators Answer Questions About This Dynamic

The intersection of board books and Jewish subject matter comes to the fore with today's group of five children's book creators.

October 7, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Prince of Steel Pier by Stacy Nockowitz

Today I’m talking about a book with gangsters, Monopoly, a misunderstood hero, young love, boardwalks, and creaming someone in the face with a pack of coins.

April 26, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe

An accounting of a family and a tight knit community dealing with the repercussions of a hate crime, this book expertly navigates between taking into account the seriousness of the content while also punctuating it periodically with joy, laughter, and light.

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The 2021 Sydney Taylor Blog Tour: A Talk with Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal about Welcoming Elijah

February 8, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal join us to answer some of my questions about their Sydney Taylor Book Award winner Welcoming Elijah, its process, and where they're headed next.

Interrogating the Passover Guest: A Susan Kusel and Sean Rubin Interview

January 19, 2021 by Betsy Bird

"I'm proud that we dealt with the darkness of the Depression head-on in this book; I just wish it felt less timely." A frank discussion of Passover, a beautiful children's book, and the state of the world today.

How to Get Your Modern Jewish Protagonist Into the Mainstream (In a Fun Way): A Terri Libenson Interview

May 20, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Today we sit down and chat with professional cartoonist Terri Libenson as she walks us through the ins and outs of depicting a bat mitzvah's meaning and awkwardness in a modern book age.

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21st Century Oral Storytelling: How PJ Library Connects Kids to Their Heritage via Podcasting

January 14, 2020 by Betsy Bird

"Folktales were an oral tradition before they were a book tradition." I interview Meredith Lewis about why podcasts for kids are an ideal venue for carrying on Jewish storytelling traditions.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Tell Me a Mitzi by Lore Segal and Harriet Pincus

June 3, 2019 by Betsy Bird

To change things up, Kate and Betsy read a picture book that neither of has ever seen before. At the same time, she mentioned in a previous episode that when it comes to classic Jewish picture books, the only ones we've ever done were Hanukkah based. AND it's a cult classic that came back in print two years ago

Fusenews: She Has a Name

November 7, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Well, THAT was exciting! I’ll confess that I had a hard time writing up this Fusenews last night. I kept dipping over to my phone to watch the latest results as they rolled in. To those of you that voted, well done. There is much to celebrate and much to keep fighting for.   Hm. […]

Fusenews: Et tu, Mike Inkpen?

July 24, 2013 by Betsy Bird

New Blog Alert: There’s a CCBC blog.  Did you know that?  I didn’t know that.  I am, of course, perfectly aware that only a good 15% of my readers instantly can call to mind what CCBC even stands for.  It’s the Cooperative Children’s Book Center and for years I’ve followed ccbc-net, their listserv.  I must […]

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