Just had word that my interview with Barbara Bietz, author of The Sundown Kid, is now on her blog, ,Jewish Books for Kids. Like The Knish War on Rivington Street, her book was a PJ selection and a Sydney Taylor, Notable Book. Barbara's website is a great source of reviews of books for young Jewish readers, books that often don't get front and center by mainstream reviews. Thank-you Barbara, for including me in such good company ..read more

I woke up this morning to find the Boy Mayor of New York in the New York Times, the same Mayor who became the decider in The Knish War on Rivington Street. Since the New York Times only reported the heated up knish war in January of 1916, I had to find a solution...and this man, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel popped up in my research. Yes, I even sent his picture in a high hat for the illustrator to use. His short but celebrated life would make a good novel...he's such a man of his time. Click here to read the New York Times article: BOY MAYOR OF NEW YORK For an earlier blog about the Boy Mayor f ..read more

My morning started with an accidental finding...old, old emails just popped up when I opened my computer. I started deleting until I came upon a lovely note from Oct, 2008, that should have been included with the reviews of Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son. I've added it to the Hayami pages and I publish it here with thanks: ​ I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son". His writings and especially his drawings gave a powerful insight into his thoughts and character. I knew from the cover that Hayami would be KIA, and yet I wept at the end when you told the reader of Hayami’s death. I a ..read more

Thanks to the pandemic I've turned up an award I almost forgot about. Leafing through a stack of old letters, this was a bug I loved finding. It came with letters from a classroom in the Macatina School in Quebec. I know at the time I wrote back to thank the students, but that was before I had a blog where I could share their art and writing. Although Have You Seen Bugs? is now only available in libraries and used books stores, this was my reward for cleaning up and turning up a first class First Place Prize! Thanks again, River Jacobie Mitchell ..read more

Good news! Just discovered that there is a Kindle edition of the Knish War!Imagine, if the cast of characters could see their story electronically! I still think it would make a better video with guest appearances on the Lower East Side with stars of the Yiddish Theater or the Silent Movies...all knish lovers, no doubt ..read more

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I was checking to see if my book, The Prince's Bedtime is still being offered at Barefoot Books (it is, with a recording by Hugh Bonneville) and discovered a page on their site that preschoolers might enjoy...a page full of musical videos with favorite nursery songs. I'm going to share this with my Great grandson, Miles and if you are entertaining a little one, it's a good page to visit. You'll find animated versions of old favs like Knick Knack Paddy Wack, Over In the Meadow, Wheels on the Bus, and so many more...just click on this: visit Barefoot Sing Alongs ..read more

A story dear to my heart. Elizabeth Yamada, narrates part of the story on San Diego TV, Channel 10. Elizabeth, one of Miss Breed's children, wrote the introduction to my book, Dear Miss Breed and has become a dear friend. Also on the video, Rick Crawford who was so helpful in giving us photos and authentic newspapers with photos that didn't show up on microfilm. Elizabeth was sorry that the book was not mentioned on the broadcast...if you notice a brick with my name, it's a brick in a dedicated walk at the camp in Poston, Arizona, where Elizabeth and her family were imprisoned for three and a ..read more

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My morning started with an accidental finding...old, old mail in a file popped up. I started deleting until I came upon a lovely note that should have been included with the reviews of Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son. I've added it to the Hayami pages and I publish it here with thanks: ​ I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son".  His writings and especially his drawings gave a powerful insight into his thoughts and character.  I knew from the cover that Hayami would be KIA, and yet I wept at the end when you told the reader of Hayami’s death. I agree with Roger[Daniels] tha ..read more