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15-year-old producer is behind the box office victor ‘The War With Grandpa’
By Rich Tenorio
Conquering other pandemic-era releases in ticket sales since its Oct. 9 open, the film starring Robert De Niro is based on the very Jewish children’s book by Robert Kimmel Smith
'The War With Grandpa' executive producer Tre Peart next to his chair. (Courtesy 101 Studios)
October 20, 2020, 3:08 am
15-year-old producer is behind the box office victor ‘The War With Grandpa’
Conquering other pandemic-era releases in ticket sales since its Oct. 9 open, the film starring Robert De Niro is based on the very Jewish children’s book by Robert Kimmel Smith
By Rich Tenorio
When he's not working from home, Simmy Cohen keeps himself busy chanting classic children's books to Torah trope. (Screenshot from Twitter/Courtesy of Cohen/ via JTA)
April 22, 2020, 1:28 pm
Dad’s Torah reading of ‘Goodnight Moon’ goes viral
Cooped up at home, New York dad Simmy Cohen does some creative parenting — and racks up 40,000 Twitter views with his Jewish spin on a children’s classic
By Shira Hanau
These are some of the new children's books for Passover this year. (Photos courtesy of their publishers/ via JTA)
April 9, 2020, 4:25 am
Meet a googly eyed gator and have a seder in space in new Passover books
Award-winning authors and illustrators transport the whole family through place and time, teaching about the beauty of the holiday — along with a few other lessons, too
By Penny Schwartz
Novelist David Grossman rushed to finish his latest children's book in order to read it to kids during the coronavirus (Courtesy PJ Library)
April 6, 2020, 11:32 am
David Grossman to read new kids’ book aloud on Tuesday
The novelist rushed to complete the book, which is dedicated to Sifriyat Pijama, the Israeli branch of PJ Library
By Jessica Steinberg
Miryam Howard-Meier
March 20, 2020, 11:43 am
Miryam Howard-Meier
Ms. Spaghetti Head
The town is full of coughs and sniffles, with moms and dads and city officials warning all to wash their hands! — A read-out-loud poem for these times
Illustrator Tzila Binder's 'Cheerful Eyes' illustration, used in an exhibit of the same name in Tel Aviv, February 2020 (Courtesy Moran Shoub)
February 24, 2020, 2:01 pm
A peek at an illustrator’s life through flyleafs and double-page spreads
Exhibition about children’s book illustrator Tzila Binder hints at her relationship with lover Natan Alterman, the poet currently commemorated in a year-long Tel Aviv celebration
By Jessica Steinberg
Author Michael Rosen holds his new book, 'The Missing,' in a video explaining its premise to children. (YouTube screenshot)
February 16, 2020, 6:50 am
Kids learn Holocaust from author’s real-life quest for missing relatives
Memoir by former UK Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen shows young readers effects of the Shoah in a way that relates to current plight of refugees
By Robert Philpot
'Goodnight Bubbala' puts a Yiddish spin on 'Goodnight Moon,' the beloved bedtime classic. (Penguin Random House/via JTA)
December 20, 2019, 11:28 pm
Ready to cuddle? ‘Goodnight Bubbala’ and other Hanukkah-themed kids’ books are
As gifts or just an excuse to smell your kids’ heads and share a story, these children’s titles are sure to please young and old for all eight nights
By Penny Schwartz
In her graphic novel 'White Bird,' R.J. Palacio tells a story of how a young Jewish girl survived World War II in France. (Heike Bogenberger)
October 17, 2019, 4:04 am
‘Wonder’ author explains why today’s news made her write a Holocaust story
When a girl who doesn’t stand up for her classmate ends up getting rescued by him, she, along with readers young and old, learns an important lesson about kindness and empathy
By Emily Burack
'Goodnight Bubbala,' by Sheryl Haft. (Courtesy)
October 15, 2019, 9:14 pm
Kids won’t want to snooze after hearing new Yiddish parody of ‘Goodnight Moon’
Released October 15, ‘Goodnight Bubbala’ is an energetic homage to the kids’ classic that mixes culture, family, positive values, and the mamaloshen in true Jewish style
By Mary Grossman
The cover of 'P is for Palestine.' (Courtesy of Golbarg Bashi/via JTA)
June 6, 2019, 8:23 pm
NJ library cancels ‘P is for Palestine’ kids book event for second time
Highland Park Public Library’s board of trustees cites safety and crowd control, promising to reschedule meeting as well as parallel program celebrating ‘I is for Israel’
By Marcy Oster
In this file photo from June 12, 2018, German-born British author and illustrator Judith Kerr, poses for a photograph at her home in west London on June 12, 2018. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)
May 23, 2019, 3:41 pm
Jewish children’s book author Judith Kerr dies at 95
British writer, best known for ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea,’ fled Nazi Germany with her family at age 10, was awarded OBE for services to children’s literature, Holocaust education
By AFP
The cover of 'P is for Palestine.' (Courtesy of Golbarg Bashi/via JTA)
May 9, 2019, 9:37 pm
NJ library postpones reading of ‘P is for Palestine’ after objections
Critics say children’s alphabet book promoting Palestinian nationalism glorifies ‘intifada,’ which to Israelis has meant terror attacks and violence
By JTA
ILLUSTRATIVE -- In this photo taken on June 20, 2011, Nine year old Grace Powers, left, and her brother James, 11, read in the children's section at the Denver Public Library (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
January 29, 2019, 9:11 am
Hannukah tale of immigrant family wins top Jewish kids’ book honor
‘All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah,’ based on Sydney Taylor’s book series, wins gold medal for younger readers from the Association of Jewish Libraries
By Penny Schwartz
Artist John Hendrix. (YouTube screenshot)
January 27, 2019, 5:41 am
A pastor who helped plot to kill Hitler is now the hero of a graphic novel
Artist John Hendrix, himself a man of faith, immortalizes theologian and anti-Nazi activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer in ‘The Faithful Spy,’ a serious comic for teens and tweens
By Rich Tenorio
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