A couple days ago I interviewed Sylvia Rouss (My Grandma), the author of the Sammy Spider children’s books. Before the interview, I knew she wrote books for children, but I did not realize how much thought goes into creating a character that kids can connect with. One of the most…
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SAMMY SPIDER ART SHOW
Wonderful photos of the Art Show shared by Cheryl Karp, Early Childhood Director. WHAT AN AMAZING PROGRAM! So happy Sammy could celebrate all the holidays with the children of the Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Centre Early Childhood Center.
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FIVE BOOKS RELEASED IN LAST YEAR
INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA ROUSS BY STORYBOOK LADY APRIL 24, 2026 Sylvia Rouss is best known for her Sammy the Spider series, and I have been a fan since my children were little. She published her most recent Sammy book last year, but she has also recently written about preschool, bugs…
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Wishing Everyone a Zissen Pesach, A Sweet Passover
A Sweet Passover to Everyone. Please share my reading of my currently out-of-print book, “The Littlest Frog”, with your children and grandchildren. Just click on my photo to go to a fun YouTube video.
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Deja Vu, All Over Again! Terror Attacks on Our Children Continue!
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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