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The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

Heidi Rabinowitz

The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005. Host: Heidi Rabinowitz Sponsors: Feldman Children"s Library at Congregation B"nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries

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The Girl with the Red Balloon

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2018/10/14

The Girl with the Red Balloon is a magical time travel, historical fiction, kind-of-sort-of Holocaust book that won a Sydney Taylor Honor in the Teen Readers Category for 2018. I met the author, Katherine Locke, at the Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Boston, where we snuck into a side room to talk – please excuse the faint hubbub coming from outside. We discussed not only Katherine’s book, but also her article on Medium.com, “Thinking about Jewish Children’s Literature in a Time of

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Barbara Bietz and The Sundown Kid

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2018/10/01

Before I moved back to Florida from Massachusetts, my friend Barbara Bietz, author of The Sundown Kid: A Southwestern Shabbat, came to Amherst, MA for a workshop about Jewish kidlit. We got together while she was in town and recorded our conversation for you.

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11:53

American Golem

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2018/08/12

American Golem by Marc Lumer is a very funny picture book about a mud monster making a new life for itself in New York City. Vicki Weber of Apples & Honey Press told me all about it at the Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Boston in June 2018, and I was very flattered that she also asked for my advice about marketing the book. If YOU have any ideas for Vicki, give us a call or leave a comment at bookoflifepodcast.com.

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34:35

Social Justice and Jewish Children's Books

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2018/08/12

In June 2018, Book of Life Host Heidi Rabinowitz participated on a panel with author Leslea Newman and Horn Book editors Elissa Gershowitz and Shoshana Flax, at the Association of Jewish Libraries annual conference in Boston. The topic was “Social Justice and Jewish Children’s Books.” Here’s your chance to be a fly on the wall. Share your thoughts on the subject at bookoflifepodcast.com. www.bookoflifepodcast.com

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32:44

2018 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2018/01/08

Susan Kusel is the chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee of the Association of Jewish Libraries. She joined us by Skype from her home in Falls Church, VA. to talk about the 2018 winners of the award. Here's the official Sydney Taylor Book Award announcement with the full list of winners, honors, and notable books: click here. The Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour will take place February 4-8, 2018. For details, click here. The Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award was mentioned in the

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Teaser: The 2018 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2018/01/04

The winners of the 2018 Sydney Taylor Book Awards for the best in Jewish children's and teen literature will be announced on January 10, 2018. Chair Susan Kusel gave The Book of Life an exclusive interview that will be posted on that date. In the meantime, here is her dedication to the hardworking awards committee.

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Grand Finale

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/12/14

As The Book of Life goes on hiatus, we wrap up twelve years of programming with a Grand Finale. We hear from listeners and guests about their favorite interviews, and play clips from those episodes. www.bookoflifepodcast.com

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23:17

The Many Faces of the Pirkei Avot

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/12/03

Group interview with Jessica Deutsch, creator of The Illustrated Pirkei Avot: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Ethics, and with Lois Shenker and Rabbi Eve Posen, co-authors of Pirkei Imahot: The Wisdom of Mothers, the Voices of Women. bookoflifepodcast.com

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16:26

Tasa's Song

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/11/15

An interview with Linda Kass, author of Tasa's Song, plus the music inspired by the book, composed by Charles Weatherbee and performed by the Carpe Diem String Quartet.

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28:16

The Yiddish Book Center

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/10/26

Interviews with Lisa Newman, Communications Director, and Christa Whitney, director of the Wexler Oral History Project, both at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA.

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18:49

My Jewish Year

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/09/03

An interview with Abigail Pogrebin about her book chronicling her exploration of all 18 Jewish holidays in one year. bookoflifepodcast.com

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23:50

The Language of Angels

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/08/14

An interview with author Rich Michelson about The Language of Angels: a Story about the Reinvention of Hebrew. bookoflifepodcast.com

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21:10

Back to School with Behrman House

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/08/14

Vicki Weber of Behrman House tells us all about the past, present, and future of the 96 year old publisher of Jewish educational materials, just in time for back-to-school. bookoflifepodcast.com

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26:44

The Last Shepherd

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/07/31

The Last Shepherd (Evil Sun Productions) is a Hebrew-language indie comedy adventure scifi fantasy film with elements of Jewish mysticism and kabbalah. Several of the film's creators Skyped with The Book of Life. bookoflifepodcast.com

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17:01

Shalom, Salaam

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/06/07

Yaffa and Fatima, Shalom Salaam by Fawzia Gilani-Williams is the picture book we all need right now. It depicts a loving friendship between two women, one Jewish, one Muslim. bookoflifepodcast.com

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15:18

The Six-Day Hero

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/06/05

Author Tammar Stein tells us about her middle grade novel, The Six-Day Hero, about the Six-Day War in Israel, 1967. bookoflifepodcast.com

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24:22

PJ Our Way

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/05/26

PJ Our Way is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation that offers free chapter books to Jewish families with middle grade readers. I spoke to director Catriella Freedman to learn how it works. bookoflifepodcast.com

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25:51

Almost a Minyan

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/05/16

A joint interview with author Lori S. Kline and publisher Debra L. Winegarten about the picture book Almost a Minyan, a traditional yet groundbreaking coming-of-age story. bookoflifepodcast.com

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Mamaleh Knows Best

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/04/30

An interview with Marjorie Ingall about her parenting guide Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children. bookoflifepodcast.com

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20:24

Kasper Mutzenmacher's Cursed Hat

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2017/04/25

An interview with author Keith Fentonmiller about his weird and wonderful Jewish novel Kasper Mutzenmacher's Cursed Hat. Remember to donate to Patreon.com/bookoflife to get an autographed copy of Serendipity's Footsteps! bookoflifepodcast.com

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