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Check out these websites for authors and illustrators of Jewish Children’s Books:
- David Adler: Author of The Picture Book of Anne Frank, One Yellow Daffodil, and other books on the Holocaust for young people. Visit http://www.davidaadler.com/work5.htm
- Sharon Reiss Baker: Author of A Nickel, a Trolley, a Treasure House. Visit http://www.sharonreissbaker.com.
- Robin Bernstein: Author of Terrible, Terrible, a modern twist on an old folktale. Visit
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~rbernst/terrible.html
- Barbara Bietz: Author of Like a Maccabee. Visit http://www.barbarabietz.com.
- Esme Raji Codell: Author of Hanukkah Shmanukkah, Vive la Paris, and Sing a Song of Tuna Fish. Visit http://www.planetesme.com.
- Deborah da Costa: Author of Hanukkah Moon and Snow in Jerusalem.Visit http://www.deborahdacosta.com.
SNOW IN JERUSALEM (Albert Whitman, 200l, paperback reprint 2008)
- Aubrey Davis: Author of Bagels from Benny and Bone Button Borsht. Visit http://www.canscaip.org/bios/davisa.html.
- Malka Drucker: Author of Jacob’s Rescue, Grandma’s Latkes, and others.
Visit http://www.malkadrucker.com/child.html.
- Michelle Edwards: Author of Papa's Latkes, Chicken Man, Blessed Are You: Everyday Hebrew Prayers, and others. Visit http://www.michelledwards.com.
- Pamela Ehrenberg: Author of Ethan, Suspended. Visit http://www.pamelaehrenberg.com.
- Harriet K. Feder: Author of the Vivi Hartmann adventures, Death on Sacred Ground, Mystery in Miami Beach, Mystery of the Kaifeng Scroll. Visit http://www.harrietkfeder.com.
- Brenda A. Ferber: Author of Julia's Kitchen. Visit http://www.brendaferber.com.
- Norman Finkelstein: Author of Forged in Freedom, Ariel Sharon, Heeding the Call, Remember Not to Forget, and other nonfiction books for young people. Visit http://www.normfinkelstein.com/.
- Mordicai Gerstein: Author of Sholom's Treasure, The White Ram, and more. Visit http://www.mordicaigerstein.com.
- Linda Glaser: Author of Bridge to America, Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah, and The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes. Visit http://www.lindaglaserauthor.com.
- Bonnie Gordon-Lucas: Illustrator of Uncle Eli's Passover Haggadah, All About Rosh Hashanah, All About Yom Kippur. Visit http://www.mybonnie.com/books.html.
- Barbara Diamond Goldin: Author of A Mountain of Blintzes, Journeys with Elijah,
Night Lights, Just Enough is Plenty, and others. Visit http://www.barbaradiamondgoldin.com/judaica.html.
- Deborah Heiligman: Author of Holidays Around the World series for National Geographic, which includes Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur. Visit http://www.deborahheiligman.com.
- Esther Hershenhorn: Author of Chicken Soup by Heart. Visit http://estherhershenhorn.com/
- Alice Hoffman: Author of Incantation. Visit http://www.alicehoffman.com.
- dave horowitz: Author of Five Little Gefiltes. Visit http://www.horowitzdave.com.
- Laurie Jacobs: Author of A Box of Candles. Visit http://www.laurieajacobs.com/work1.htm.
- Jacqueline Jules: Author of Abraham's Search for God, The Ziz and the Hanukkah Miracle, Noah and the Ziz, The Hardest Word, Once Upon a Shabbos, Clap and Count: Action Rhymes for the Jewish Year, and The Grey Striped Shirt. Visit http://www.jacquelinejules.com.
- Eric Kimmel: Author of Hershel and Hanukkah Goblins, Gershon’s Monster, Wonders and Miracles, and others. Visit http://www.ericakimmel.com/.
- Ann Koffsky: Illustrator and author of Eight Lights for Eight Nights, All About Passover, The Mitzvah-Go-Round, and others. Visit http://www.annkoffsky.com.
- Stephen Krensky: Author of Hanukkah at Valley Forge. Visit http://www.stephenkrensky.com.
- Sarah Lamstein: Author of Letter on the Wind -- a Chanukah tale and Annie’s Shabbat, a Shabbat book for children ages 4-8. Visit http://www.sarahlamstein.com
- Sandy Lanton: Author of Daddy’s Chair and Lots of Latkes. Visit http://www.sandylanton.com/
- Anna Levine: Author of Running on Eggs, a novel set in contemporary Israel. Visit http://www.annalevine.org.
- Sarah Darer Littman: Author of Confessions of a Closet Catholic, a young adult novel about a young girl’s exploration of what Judaism means to her. Visit http://sarahdarerlittman.com/confessions_of_a_closet_catholic.htm
- Fran Manushkin: Author of Come, Let Us Be Joyful, Latkes and Applesauce, Miriam’s Cup, and others. Visit http://www.franmanushkin.com/books.htm.
- Michelle Markel: Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall. Visit http://www.michellemarkel.com.
- Carol Matas: Author of Daniel’s Story, In My Enemy’s House, Greater Than Angels and other books on the Holocaust for young people. Visit http://carol.carolmatas.com/index.html.
- Amy Meltzer: Author of A Mezuzah on the Door. Visit http://www.amymeltzer.com.
- Richard Michelson: Author of Across the Alley, Too Young for Yiddish, Grandpa's Gamble. Visit
http://www.rmichelson.com/RMichelson_Galleries.html
- Rahel Musleah: Author of Apples and Pomegranates: A Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah. Visit: http://www.rahelsjewishindia.com/books.htm.
- Sheldon Oberman: Author of The Always Prayer Shawl, Solomon and the Ant, and many others. Visit http://www.sheldonoberman.com/index.shtml.
- Rebecca O'Connell (AKA Rebecca Tova Ben-Zvi): Author of Four Sides Eight Nights: A New Spin on Hanukkah and Penina Levine is a Hard-Boiled Egg. Visit http://www.rebeccaoconnell.com.
- Anna Olswanger: Author of Shlemiel Crooks and producer of an online newsletter, Jewish Book & Author News. Visit http://www.olswanger.com.
- Craig Orback: Author of Keeping the Promise, a book about a torah’s journey into outer space. Visit http://www.craigorback.com/books2.htm.
- Karen Ostrove: Author of Nine Chairs and Fins and Scales. Visit http://www.karenostrove.com.
- Patricia Polacco: Author/Illustrator of Tikvah Means Hope, The Butterfly, Mrs. Katz and Tush, The Keeping Quilt, The Bee Tree. Visit http://www.patriciapolacco.com/books/butterfly/butterfly_navigations.html.
- Alan Radding: Author of Miracles--stories for Jewish children and their families. Visit http://www.jewishfamily stories.com.
- Holly-Jane Rahlens: Author of Prince WIlliam, Maximilian Minsky and Me.
Visit http://www.holly-jane-rahlens.com.
- Dana Reinhardt: Author of A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life. Visit http://www.danareinhardt.net.
- Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum: Author of A Grandma Like Yours: A Grandpa Like Yours. Visit http://www.andriawarmflashrosenbaum.com.
- Sylvia Rouss: Author of the Sammy Spider series and The Littlest Pair. Visit http://www.sylviarouss.com/.
- Jennifer Roy: Author of Yellow Star. Visit http://www.jenniferroy.com.
- Susan Goldman Rubin: Author of L'Chaim! Jewish Life in America! Celebrating from 1654 until Today, Searching for Anne Frank, Fireflies in the Dark, and others. Visit http://susangoldmanrubin.com/index2.html.
- Melissa Schorr: Author of Goy Crazy. Visit http://www.melissaschorr.com.
- Maxine Rose Schur: Author of The Peddler's Gift, Day of Delight, The Circle Maker, When I Left My Village and others. Visit http://www.maxineroseschur.com/children.html.
- Howard Schwartz: Folklorist and author of The Diamond Tree, The Wonder Child, and A Coat for the Moon. Visit http://www.umsl.edu/~sheschw/.
- Josepha Sherman: Author of Rachel, the Clever and Jewish American Folklore. Visit
http://www.josephasherman.com/
- Danny Siegel: Author of Tell Me a Mitzvah, Mitzvah Magic, and others. Visit http://www.ziv.org/dannys_books.html
- Barbara Sofer: Author of Ilan Ramon, Kids Love Israel, Shalom, Haver.
Visit: http://www.barbarasofer.com/index.html.
- Ann Redisch Stampler: Author of Shlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost and Something for Nothing. Visit http://www.annredischstampler.com.
- Edith Tarbescu: Author of Annushka’s Voyage and The Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue. Visit http://www.author-illustr-source.com/edithtarbescu.htm.
- Sydell Waxman: Author of The Rooster Prince, a Jewish folktale. Visit http://www.sydellwaxman.com/html/rooster.html.
- Joy Nelkin Wieder: Author/Illustrator of The Great Potato Plan and The Secret Tunnel. Visit www.joynelkinwieder.com.
- Linda Press Wulf: Author of Night of the Burning. Visit http://www.lindapresswulf.com.
- Jane Breskin Zalben: Author of Pearl’s Passover, Beni’s First Chanukah, and others. Visit http://www.janebreskinzalben.com/.
- Markus Zusak: Author of The Book Thief. Visit http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/.
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