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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:49:56 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Vox Tablet:
Heidi said, "Heidi Rabinowitz & Sara IvrySara Ivry hosts Vox Tablet, a podcast from the online Jewish journal Tablet Magazine. I've been a listener for years, so I was excited to meet Sara at the 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Charleston,..." more
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 3:39:28 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The Safest Lie:
Heidi said, "Reviewing too many Holocaust books has brought on "Holocaust fatigue" for me, so I don't cover them very often on The Book of Life. However, The Safest Lie intrigued me with its back story of author Angela Cerrito's meeting with Irena Sendler...." more
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:33:20 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The Cybils: Jewish Titles:
Heidi said, "The CYBILS are the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards. Nominations are open to the public and judges are generally members of the kidlit blogging community. They have a friendly and playful mission statement on their website:The..." more
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:33:19 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Viva, Rose!:
Heidi said, "Susan Krawitz with her Manuscript AwardSusan Krawitz won the 2015 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for her story Viva Rose, which will be published by Holiday House in the spring of 2017. The Manuscript Award is presented annually by the Association..." more
Friday, April 15, 2016 9:05:54 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The Jewish Book Carnival: April 2016:
Heidi said, "The Jewish Book Carnival is a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere. Each month, a different blog hosts the Carnival, and any blogger is welcome to participate by submitting links from their own blog to that month's..." more
Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:11:50 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Passover Books for Kids:
Heidi said, "I wrote an article for Multicultural Kid Blogs about Passover books for kids, and you can read it here.I recommended books about different aspects of Passover: the Exodus, the seder, matzah, music, history, and nonfiction. I hope by sharing this..." more
Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:11:50 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled More Than Enough:
Heidi said, "April Halprin Wayland's new picture book is More Than Enough: A Passover Story. April won the 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award for New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story. Here is my 2009 interview with her about New Year at the Pier.Our..." more
Thursday, March 3, 2016 10:40:59 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The Yiddish Fish:
Heidi said, "The Yiddish Fish is a quirky picture book by author/illustrator Santiago Cohen, based on a true story from the New York Times, "Miracle? Dream? Prank? Fish Talks, Town Buzzes."AUDIO:Or click Mp3 File (10:09)VIDEO:The entire story, read by the..." more
Friday, February 12, 2016 9:24:20 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled #STBAblogtour16 DAY FIVE:
Heidi said, " The "grand finale" of the 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour is a virtual panel discussion amongst the various winning authors and illustrators. As always, this roundup is hosted by Barbara Krasner at The Whole Megillah. Click..." more
Thursday, February 11, 2016 8:02:17 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled #STBAblogtour16 DAY FOUR:
Heidi said, "A little catch-up today with the Shanghai Sukkah interviews, and two new Blog Tour stops: Everybody Says Shalom and Stones on a Grave.Be sure to check out yesterday's interview on The Hired Girl, and get the rest of..." more
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 2:36:02 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled #STBAblogtour16 DAY THREE:
Heidi said, "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Teen Readers Category At The Prosen People Author interviewWe're not sure what happened to the the interview on Shanghai Sukkah that was supposed..." more
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 8:05:47 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled #STBAblogtour16 DAY TWO:
Heidi said, "Two more stops on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour today, another gold medalist and another silver. Be sure to check out yesterday's interviews on Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed and Serendipity's Footsteps, and get the rest..." more
Monday, February 8, 2016 1:55:54 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled #STBAblogtour16 DAY ONE:
Heidi said, "Today kicks off the 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour, a virtual book tour for authors and illustrators of this year's gold and silver medalists. Check back each day for new interviews, or wait until the end and read all the interviews at..." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:04:41 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Hare and Tortoise Race Across Israel #ReadYourWorld:
Heidi said, "Today, January 27, 2016, is Multicultural Children's Book Day, a celebration of diversity in kidlit. Check out multiculturalchildrensbookday.com to find diversity booklists for kids and a Linky where you can suggest resources yourself (perhaps..." more
Monday, January 25, 2016 9:18:30 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour:
Heidi said, "The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be celebrating and showcasing its 2016 gold and silver medalists with a Blog Tour, February 8-12, 2016! Interviews with winning authors and illustrators will appear on a wide variety of Jewish and kidlit blogs...." more
Thursday, January 14, 2016 2:02:14 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Are Announced!:
Heidi said, "Lesléa Newman and Amy June Bates, author and illustrator of Ketzel, the Cat who Composed, Aharon Appelfeld, Philippe Dumas and Jeffrey M. Green, author, illustrator and translator of Adam and Thomas, and Laura Amy Schlitz, author..." more
Monday, January 4, 2016 10:18:25 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled My Grandfather's Coat:
Heidi said, "Barbara McClintock & Jim AylesworthMy Grandfather's Coat won the 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Award gold medal in the Younger Readers' Category, and I was thrilled to meet author Jim Aylesworth and illustrator Barbara McClintock, along with their..." more
Sunday, December 20, 2015 10:43:53 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled 10 Years of The Book of Life Podcast:
Heidi said, "Ten years ago on December 21, 2005, I posted the very first episode of The Book of Life. Fourteen and a quarter minutes long, the episode is a mix of home-grown Hanukkah celebrations at Congregation B'nai Israel, the Boca Raton synagogue where I am..." more
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 2:44:25 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled The Mitten String:
Heidi said, "<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> This post is a double dip! It’s my contribution to the Multicultural Kid..." more
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 11:16:12 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Hanukkah Books: A Diverse Dozen:
Heidi said, "I was very pleased when Multicultural Kid Blogs invited me to write a guest post about Hanukkah. MKB is a collective of blogs from around the world "for families and educators raising world citizens, through arts, activities, crafts, food, language,..." more
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 4:04:16 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children!:
Heidi said, "It all started with Marjorie Ingall’s Tablet article, Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children. As she says in the article, "if you dropped an alien into the children’s section of a library, it would think Jews disappeared after World War..." more
Monday, November 16, 2015 6:10:32 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Pick a Card, Any Card:
Heidi said, "Rabbi Goldie Milgrim with Mitzvah Cards#Readukkah is coming, and this podcast begins with an invitation to join this fun Jewish reading challenge, before we hear a fascinating interview.Rabbi Goldie Milgrim founded and directs the 501C3 Reclaiming..." more
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 9:54:13 AM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Last of the Red Hot Mamas: The Outrageous Sophie Tucker:
Heidi said, "Sue & Lloyd Ecker with a picture of Sophie TuckerSue and Lloyd Ecker are fascinated with entertainer Sophie Tucker, "the last of the red hot mamas." This larger-than-life Jewish woman was a major figure in 20th century Vaudeville and Hollywood...." more
Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:25:46 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled #Readukkah: A Challenge & A Giveaway:
Heidi said, "The Association of Jewish Libraries kicks off its first reading challenge with #Readukkah during Hanukkah, December 6-14, 2015. It's easy! Anyone can participate, including kids. All you have to do is: Read one Jewish book Review it..." more
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:04:41 PM
Heidi Estrin wrote a blog post titled Biblical Wives:
Heidi said, "I met TK Thorne at the 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Charleston, South Carolina. She is the author of Noah's Wife: 5500 BCE and Angels at the Gate, two award-winning novels about the wives of Biblical figures Noah and Lot. She..." more