Awards

When I write that I am an award winning author and educator, some people have asked “What awards?” So, with modesty and humility, I have been recognized by these organizations for my writing and teaching.

Moonbeam children’s book award, 2010 and the Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Readers, 2011   Mitzvah the Mutt (Yaldah)

Sydney Taylor NOTABLE BOOKS OF JEWISH CONTENT, 2009 Sammy Spider’s First Shavuot (KarBen)

BJE, Los Angeles’ Smotrich Family Educator Award Winner, 2008 For Innovative Judaic Curriculum Ideas

The Storytelling World Award, 2005 Reach for the Stars: A Little Torah’s Journey (Pitspopany)

Sydney Taylor NOTABLE BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS, 2003 TALI’S JERUSALEM SCRAPBOOK (Pitspopany Press)

Sydney Taylor Notable Books of Jewish Content for Children & Teens and The Joan G. Sugarman Children’s Book Award, 2002 Sammy Spider’s First Trip To Israel: A Book About The Five Senses (Karben)

National Jewish Book Award and The Storytelling World Award, 2002 The Littlest Pair (Pitspopany)

Baltimore Board of Jewish Education Samuel Glasner Creative Teaching Award, 1989