Four 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.

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Friends 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.

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First 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…

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PJ 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…

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Keeping 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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