J Life Profile

I’m so grateful to fellow writer Emma Dixon for the lovely article about me and my book in the most recent issue of J Life Magazine. It feels extra special to be featured in my favorite local publication!

Love Your Neighbor

And I love this sign outside a church in my neighborhood. My dog picked up the welcoming scent too.

An Inclusive Welcome Sign

Not only does this house have one of the best-stocked Little Free Libraries in town, it often sports lovely garden flags with positive messages. I had to share the sign they have out now.

School Library Journal Review

Thank you to Rebecca Kirshenbaum for her positive review of Just Say Welcome! in School Library Journal:

…the story offers young children an avenue toward connecting despite cultural differences, a message that, especially now, deserves to be amplified.

VERDICT A useful addition to collections in communities welcoming immigrants and refugees, especially with its celebration of inclusivity.

Two New Book Releases

On July 31, Capstone released my books, We Gather at a Jewish Synagogue: A Place in Our Community and Yom Kippur, and I received my author copies today! Both books are part of larger series that cover world religions. The “Where We Gather” series explores customs, traditions, anthropology, and architecture at a K-3 interest level and a first- through second-grade reading level. Yom Kippur is part of the “Traditions and Celebrations” series, which covers religious customs and traditions at a K-3 interest level and a second- through third-grade reading level. I love that Capstone embraces inclusivity and recognizing similarities through our differences. When children learn about other cultures and communities, the world becomes a more accepting place, where curiosity blossoms into knowledge.

Happy Friendship Day!

I take great pride in my friendships–whether it’s the bestie I talk or text with daily, the busy mom friends I meet for dinner less often than we’d like, the college roommate I meet with our kids when we’re in town together, or the pre-college school friends that share infrequent reunions, Sunday-night Zoom calls, and Wordle scores in our group chat. There are friends whose bat mitzvahs I went to, and now we’re attending our children’s b’nai mitzvahs. Maintaining these friendships over decades has been gratifying in so many ways, and I have no plans to stop.