March 2012

Folks seemed to really like my link round-up for Purim, so I thought I do it again for Passover. Here’s some fun things from around the web:   #1 Passover apps are featured in  Tablet magazine. They include, I kid you not, a fake ‘flame’ to search your home for chametz with. This falls under the “what… Read more »

If you are looking to make the seder a little more fun for the kids, check out some of these. #1 Chametz – The Search is On! #2 Passover Double Puzzle #3 Passover Box of Questions #4 Frog Hoppers Game by Viking Toys   #5 Frog Parking   #6 LEGO Minifigure Collection Series 2 LOOSE Mini Figure Egyptian Pharaoh   #7 Moses… Read more »

…is the most popular question I get asked. Typically, and author will submit a manuscript to a publisher, while an illustrator submits a portfolio of past work for consideration. An author need not have his mss. illustrated to submit; in fact, conventional wisdom is that it is unprofessional to do so unless the author and… Read more »

Chametz – The Search is On! Do you like Clue? Then you’ll enjoy this fun Passover boardgame: “Chametz: The Search is On!” The premise: One evening, a variety of snacks are served to a group of guests in the home of Colonel Moti. One of his guests inadvertently leaves an item of chametz somewhere in… Read more »

While researching her geneaology, kids book author Anna Olswanger found the kernel of her picture book, Shlemiel Crooks in a Yiddish newspaper article she had uncovered.  The article was about the attempted robbery of her great-grandfather’s kosher liquor store in 1919. This is the English translation of the article:   Reb Eliyahu Olschwanger Almost Robbed… Read more »

Here are just some of my Passover themed pieces, which you can see (and purchase! Makes an excellent hostess gift!) at www.JewishArtbyAnn.com  

Click on the image, print and color.   And, while you are here, come and see some of my Passover art here. Chag Kasher V’sameach!    

From Pigment & Hue comes a  cool puzzle with a Passover theme. What’s great: The Packaging-They come in these cool triangular boxes that make it seem design-ny, and special.   The Quality: The pieces are chunky, thick, and substanitial.   The Concept & Execution: Love the idea that all their puzzles have one image to… Read more »

Starting with the famous the Mah Nishtana, Passover is a holiday of questions. It is very fitting, then, that Melissa & Doug have created this lovely “Passover Box of Questions: Cards to Create Great Conversations.”                             (See the Passover Box of Questions here)… Read more »

Welcome to the Jewish Book Carnival, a collection of links from great Jewish Book blogs. As always, there are some great links to surf to this month. Here they are:   –Boston Bibliophile reviews of Susan Sherman’s book THE LITTLE RUSSIAN   –Needle in the bookstack   interviews Dr. Jonathan Krasner about his book The Benderly Boys &… Read more »