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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NOW IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH — IN MY PRESCHOOL THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Las experiencias nuevas pueden dar miedo, especialmente ir a la escuela por primera vez. NOW IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH – Ever wonder what to tell your child who may be apprehensive about going to preschool? Inspired by the children in her classroom, Sylvia Rouss takes the verses of Ecclesiastes—the ones…
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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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The Little Acorn’s Big Adventure
Little acorns can have big adventures too. The little acorn’s adventure begins when it drops from a huge oak tree in the middle of a great forest. Will it become a meal for a hungry bird or a squirrel? Will it be crushed as it gets trampled by a big…
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Mishpacha Celebration with Sammy Spider
Mishpacha Celebration with Sammy Spider’s First Shabbat and First Book of Prayers earlier this month. A wonderful family day at Temple Beth Torah, sponsored by PJ Library and the Jewish Federation of Ventura County. At the Mishpacha Celebration, families received a copy of Sammy Spider’s First Book of Prayers. We…
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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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