SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/listen-to-podcast-read-transcript-buy.html 

TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/EnXlWNdrqXuQ4V3kzlKGwyqpPWk?utm_source=copy_url 

A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell is a lovely meditation on the natural landscape of Israel, written and illustrated by Miri Leshem-Pelly. Miri's voice is calm and dreamy, and I could hear birds chirping and dogs barking in the background as she spoke. Our conversation was both fun and serious. We talked about art, nature, books, Instagram challenges... and also about the war in Israel and its impact on humans and animals.

LEARN MORE:

• Buy or borrow A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell
• Miri Leshem-Pelly's website
• Miri's Instagram
• Activity Guide for A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell
• Ravensburger jigsaw puzzle with Miri's art
• Tikkun olam suggestion: support the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
• Reading recommendations: o All Eyes on Alexandra by Anna Levine o A Hoopoe Says Oop by Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh o Fast Asleep in a Little Village in Israel by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod o My Israel and Me by Alice McGinty

CREDITS:

• Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel
• Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries
• Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books
• Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
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