The Book of Life

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     🕮    Hillary Saxton is a children's librarian at the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Public Library , and the creator of the event series "Stand Up! Storytime for Social Justice." She was originally scheduled to participate in the " Social Justice and Jewish Children's Books " panel at the Association of Jewish Libraries conference, featured on The Book of Life in August 2018. She was sick and couldn't make it, so I caught up with her later by Skype. Find the titles used in the 2017-18 Stand Up storytimes at the Cambridge Public Library's collection of booklists here . And please share your own favorite social justice titles in the comments here at The Book of Life . Speaking of social justice, check out the Association of Jewish Libraries' series of " Love Your Neighbor" booklists , created to provide all children and their families with a greater understanding of the Jewish religion and its people.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     |    BUY THE BOOK     🕮    Remember All-of-a-Kind Family ? It's the classic chapter book by Sydney Taylor, of five sisters living on the Lower East Side in the early 20th century. Now Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky have created an original picture book based on those same characters, All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah . Illustrator Zelinsky attended the 2018 Association of Jewish Libraries conference where he gave us a sneak peek at his artistic process, as you can see in the photo below. I snagged his email address and arranged a conference call with him and author Emily Jenkins, and that's what you'll hear on this podcast. HANUKKAH TREATS FOR YOU: Buzzfeed Quiz : Which All-of-a-Kind Family Sibling Are You? Emily Jenkins' latke recipe Coloring pages based on Paul Zelinsky's art Teaching Guide for All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah   CREDITS: Produced by: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israe