Art Magazine
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share my work with Judaica in the Spotlight! Writing for children is my third career. Earlier in my life, I worked as a stage manager. Then I went back to school and got my degrees in […]
Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Rosner Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in a small town in Connecticut. I trained as an opera singer and I studied philosophy, receiving a B.A. from Columbia and a Ph.D. from Stanford. My husband and I have two daughters, who are now […]
Photo: Courtesy of Emily Sper Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. As an artist, designer, and writer, I attack all aspects of a book at once. I lived in Israel for almost four years, first on a kibbutz and later in Tel Aviv where I worked as a graphic designer […]
Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Rose Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a recovering first grade teacher and part-time mermaid. I like ice cream and hate ketchup. I’m a mother of visually impaired child. I’m also a dogmom, and a catmom. I’m the author of several books for children. Shmulik Paints […]
Photo: Courtesy of Jacqueline Dembar Greene Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in rural Connecticut, and always wanted to be a French teacher. After college, I began teaching at a high school in Boston. It was a huge change for me to teach city kids who had […]
Photos: Courtesy of Laura Krauss Melmed Please tell us a little about yourself and your background. I’m the author of twenty fiction and non-fiction books for children including two New York Times bestsellers. My books have won many awards, such as the National Jewish Book Award, the ALA Notable Award, and the Parent’s Choice Award. […]
Photo: Courtesy of Linda Elovitz Marshall Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the United States, just outside Boston, Massachusetts with my parents, younger brother and younger sister. I had a lot of pets (including several unusual ones) but, most of all, I wanted a horse. I […]
Photo: Courtesy of Terri Fields Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was a teacher who loved reading and wanted my students to love it too. I wanted students to see how much a book could give them a new perspective, take them on interesting journeys, and provide entertainment. Unfortunately, […]
Photo: Courtesy of Barb Rosenstock Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a life-long resident of Chicago. In school I loved history, social studies, theatre, and music. Yet, I was a psychology major in college, and worked in corporate marketing and communications for about twenty years…writing for children was […]
Photo: Courtesy of Tammar Stein Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? I’m the author of eight books for children of all ages. I’ve written everything from a board book with 12 words to novels for older young adults. My books have won the Middle East Book Award for children’s literature, […]
