New Books in Children's Literature

Di: New Books Network
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  • Interviews with authors of children's literature about their new books
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  • Lesléa Newman, "Hanukkah" (Words & Pictures, 2024)
    Dec 29 2024
    Lesléa Newman is the author of over 85 books for readers of all ages, including the pioneering Heather Has Two Mommies. She has received many literary awards, and her books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Serbian, Kazakh, and Chinese.In this, our second interview, we celebrate her new picture book, entitled Hanukkah (Words & Pictures, October 1, 2024), illustrated by the award-winning Israeli illustrator Rotem Teplow. We talk about how the book came to be, her writing process in general, and advice for other authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 min
  • Maya Schleifer, "The Giant's Home" (2022)
    Dec 15 2024
    Maya Shleifer is a multi-disciplinary author, illustrator, and designer who has illustrated over a dozen children's books. Drawing helped Maya survive a difficult childhood in the Soviet Union, but only after becoming a mother did she begin to realize a growing passion for illustrating, and subsequently writing her own, picture books. We discuss her recent, award-winning picture book, The Giant's Home, which has been translated into several languages (for example La maison du géant, Des Elephant, 2022), as well as A Lion Named Anna (published in Hebrew), and Too Many Golems, written by Jane Yolen, which she recently illustrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min
  • Danielle Sharkan, "Sharing Shalom" (Holiday House, 2024)
    Dec 10 2024
    Considering the alarming rise in hate and intolerance these days, Danielle Sharkan's new picture book, Sharing Shalom (Holiday House, Sept. 2024, illustrated by Selina Alko) is a welcome injection of positivity. Based on a true story of human kindness following vandalism of a Jewish synagogue, it is a book of unbridled hope. In our interview we talk about Danielle's meteoric rise as a children's author, her rediscovery of Judaism, and her advice for aspiring authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 min

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