Excerpted from my interview with Barbara Beitz’s “Jewish Books For Kids” Tell me about your new collection of stories. What inspired you to create a collection? As a writer, I write stories because it is a creative outlet for me, not because I necessarily seek to have a story published.…
Read MoreFour New Books this Summer
I am so pleased to let you know that four of my books have been released this spring and summer and all are available on Amazon. I am especially pleased to tell you that A Watermelon in the Sukkah is a collaboration with my daughter, Shannan Rouss.
Read MoreFriends of Sammy Spider
With two of my special friends who spent a day with Sammy Spider at the Community Party in Orange County, California last month. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation, the Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School, and PJ Library.
Read MoreFirst Graders and The Littlest Pair
Earlier this spring, I sat next to Janie, a first grade teacher, at a fundraising dinner. As teachers, we quickly found “common ground” and spent a lovely evening together. And, of course, my books came up in conversation. I wasn’t sure if any of my books would…
Read MorePJ Library Conference
I had the most wonderful experience last week at the PJ Library Conference in Baltimore. Almost 200 PJ Library professionals assembled for work shops and team building activities. Camaraderie and enthusiasm marked each and every session. Especially meaningful for me was meeting my writing colleagues and we were told that…
Read MoreKeeping A Promise and Doing a Mitzvah
In September of 2005, my husband and I contacted the Jewish community of New Orleans and offered to visit at our own expense the children of New Orleans. But Katrina had just been too devastating and the community was still living with distant family, friends and in relief centers, and…
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