The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

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Jeremy Benstein shares his nonfiction adult book Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language in a Global World, published by Behrman House, on the Books in the Time of Coronavirus special series from The Book of Life.

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Sidura Ludwig shares her adult short story collection, You Are Not What We Expected, from House of Anansi Press on the Books in the Time of Coronavirus special series on The Book of Life.

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Lesléa Newman shares her picture book Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail from Charlesbridge on the "Books in the Time of Coronavirus" special series on The Book of Life Podcast.

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Leslie Kimmelman shares her picture book Worse and Worse on Noah's Ark from Apples & Honey Press on the "Books in the Time of Coronavirus" special series on The Book of Life.

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The first episode in this special series features Gila Green, author of No Entry, a novel for youth about elephant poaching in South Africa, starring a Jewish eco-heroine, on "Books in the Time of Coronavirus" is a special series on The Book of Life.

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This Book of Life "Family Meeting" will fill you in on lots of information about the show that you may have been missing, as well as other Jewish kidlit-related projects that host Heidi wants you to know about. Be sure to follow all the links at https://bookoflifepodcast.com to get the full details.

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No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Shiella Witanto, is a picture book biography about a Russian-Austrian-Jewish woman who grew up in Japan and became an architect of the country's post-WWII constitution, enshrining it with more women's rights than are in the US constitution. The author shares with us this fascinating slice of history.

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The Sydney Taylor Book Award recognizes the best in Jewish children's and teen literature each year. I spoke with committee chair Rebecca Levitan to learn about the 2020 winners.

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SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-bisl-yiddish-bikher-fur-kinder.html

This virtual panel on Yiddish-related kidlit includes Sue Macy, author of The Book Rescuer, Debbie Levy, author of Yiddish Saves the Day, and Valerie Estelle Frankel, author of Chelm for the Holidays.

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SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/12/world-premiere-hanukkah-with-noshy-boy.html

ANNOUNCING: The World Premiere of the audiobook version of Hanukkah with Noshy Boy & Friends by Anne-Marie Asner, voiced by Anne-Marie Asner and Ed Asner (yes, that Ed Asner!), on The Book of Life Podcast! Plus, we've got an interview with Anne-Marie about the story's creation.

Noshy Boy, Schmutzy Girl, Kvetchy Boy, and their other friends are characters in a series from Matzah Ball Books, which shares Yiddish terminology and culture with young children through humor.

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