I wrote the following essay in September 2012, and I wanted to share it again after reading this article in today’s New York Times “A Crash, Gunfire and Then a Race to Save a Synagogue Full of Children” This past Friday, I heard about the elementary school shootings in Newtown,…
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Sylvia Rouss and Rick Penn-Kraus Interview
Sylvia Rouss and Rick Penn-Kraus Interview with Deborah Kalb Sylvia Rouss is the author and Rick Penn-Kraus is the illustrator of the new children’s picture book The Little Acorn’s Big Adventure. Rouss’s other books include the Sammy Spider series. Penn-Kraus’s other books include Steve McQueen: The Last Interview. Deborah Question:…
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Happy Purim!
Happy Purim!! Sylvia Rouss read her favorite Sammy Spider Purim story to over 200 children at Sinai Akiba Academy this week.
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Kidlit Auction Benefits Wildfire Relief Efforts in Los Angeles
Please support Kidlit for Los Angeles auction. Click here https://www.32auctions.com/…/175630/auction_items/5908875 The fundraising auction benefits wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. Over 340 items (signed books, original artwork, and opportunities for critiques) have been generously provided by award-winning authors and illustrators, agents, and editors. The auction will run from Jan 20th…
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EVERYTHING PASSOVER WITH SYLVIA ROUSS AND SAMMY SPIDER
To all my friends, I wish you a “Chag Pesach sameach!” which means “Happy Passover!” and, in Yiddish, a “ziessen Pesach.” (a sweet Passover). And to my Kosher observant friends, I wish you a “Chag kasher v’sameach” (“Happy and kosher holiday” in Hebrew). And, as on every happy holiday…
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