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Purim Coloring Page

This year’s Purim page! Click on the image below, or, you can see it as a pdf here: purim2019 Happy coloring.    

Whole Megillah Interview

Thanks, to Barbara Krasner at the Whole Megillah for a lovely interview. You can read it here:   Author’s Notebook | Creation Colors by Ann D. Koffsky  

Young women, learning: Coloring page

I was very inspired by the illustrations that Dena Ackerman created for my new book, Sarah Builds A School. Co-Authored with Leslie Ginsparg Klein, the book tells the story of Sara Schenirer, and the beginnings of formalized Jewish education for girls and women.  Dena did a fantastic job with it, and I just loved seeing […]

Sarah Schenirer, press celebrity

Getting lots of great press for Sarah!    #MeToo Generation: Meet Sarah Schenirer Jew In the City The Vues NJ Jewish Link Baltimore Jewish Life  

Dancing Dreidel for my Israeli Friends

Here’s my classic Dreiedel coloring page, now with POH instead of SHAHM!  ( f you’d like it as a pdf, click here: dancing dreidelspoht)                     (Looking forward to when we can all use this one, but for those still in galut: https://annkoffsky.com/2010/11/29/chanukah/  

Avi for President: Giveaway

New book, new raffle! Enter to win a copy of my new book, Avi for President!   To enter, just leave a comment below about any NICE, GOOD, POSITIVE example of politics. It can be a leader you admire, a wonderful outcome that came about through the political process. Something not divisive, not horrible, not […]

Ahava coloring page

Wow. I haven’t posted one of these in a LONG time. I kind of liked the sketch more than the final, so that’s what I am posting below. If you want the cleaner line, here is the pdf version: ahava.   Happy Summer!

Jewish Book Carnival: December

On her blog, My Machberet, Erika Dreifus routinely curates pre-Shabbat Jewish literary links. Here’s one recent batch, including a link to Erika’s own latest column for the U.K.’s Jewish Chronicle, all about Jewish books she’s looking forward to reading in 2018.   At my own blog, read all about how Trolls, and my reflections on […]

When the Trolls Came for ME

Recently, the trolls came for me.   Because of a children’s book I wrote, called Judah Macabee Goes to the Doctor. It’s a cute story about a little boy who is scared to get a shot, and is inspired by the story of Judah to be brave. He has his shot and gets a sticker. […]

For educators: Vaccine lesson plan

Nice! Apples and Honey/ Behrman House is offering their Hot Topic lesson plan about vaccines free for a limited time. Just click on the line of brown text over here.