The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

An interview with Ann Redisch Stampler, author of the Jewish folktale picture book The Rooster Prince of Breslov. Ann was a guest on the podcast in 2007 when she won the Sydney Taylor Honor Award for Shlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost. The Rooster Prince of Breslov won the 2010 National Jewish Book Award and was named a Notable Book by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. bookoflifepodcast.com

An interview with Carol de Giere, author of Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked. bookoflifepodcast.com

An interview with Debbie Levy and her mother Jutta about The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family and Farewells, based on Jutta's poesiealbum from the 1940s. bookoflifepodcast.com

An interview with Barry Deutsch, author of the graphic novel Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (Yet Another Troll-Fighting 11-Year-Old Orthodox Jewish Girl). bookoflifepodcast.com

An interview with Veronica Wulff, Director of Global Production at Sesame Workshop, about the newly revamped Shalom Sesame. bookoflifepodcast.com

The Book of Life's Canadian Correspondent Anne Dublin interviews winners of the 2010 Canadian Jewish Book Awards at the awards ceremony in Toronto.

Forthcoming books of from Judaic publishers discovered at Book Expo America 2010 in NYC! bookoflifepodcast.com

Recent and forthcoming children's and teen books of Jewish interest discovered at Book Expo America 2010 in NYC!

Forthcoming adult books of Jewish interest discovered at Book Expo America 2010 in NYC!

The Book of Life's Canadian Correspondant, Anne Dublin, interviews author Kathy Kacer. Kathy has written many Holocaust novels for young people, including recent award winner The Diary of Laura's Twin. bookoflifepodcast.com