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Emily Schneider Emily Schneider writes about literature, feminism, and culture for Tablet, The Forward, The Horn Book, and other publications, and writes about children’s books on her blog. She has a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures. Website Reviews Articles Children’s Luis de Torres Sails to Freedom Tami Lehman-Wilzig; Oliver Averill, illus. Fiction Berliners Vesper Stamper Children’s Not So Shy Noa Nimrodi Children’s Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Sarah Goldman Rubin; Sarah Dvojack, illus. Nonfiction Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer Julian Voloj; Wagner Willian, illus. Nonfiction The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America Sandra Fox Fiction Lemons in the Fog Chaya Rochel Zimmerman Nonfiction Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Michael Frizell Children’s Moses and the Runaway Lamb Jacqueline Jules; Eleanor Rees Howell, illus. Children’s Ella KVELLephant and the Search for Bubbe’s Yiddish Treasure Jen Kostman Children’s The Blue Glass Heart Yona Zeldis McDonough; Chiara Fedele, illus. Nonfiction We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story Frank W. Baker; Tim Ogline, illus. Children’s The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel Salva Rubio; Loreto Aroca, illus. Children’s Passover: A Celebration of Freedom Bonnie Bader; Joanie Stone, illus. Fiction Planning Perfect Haley Neil Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 8 Next page ›› Interview Survival and Truth: A Conversation with Anne Blankman Emily Schneider February 10, 2021 Essay Epidemic in the City: Illness and Disability in Sydney Taylor’s More All-of-a-Kind Family Emily Schneider November 2, 2020 Essay The Many Voyages of Uri Shulevitz Emily Schneider October 12, 2020 Essay Wonder and Marvel: Women and the Art of Shavuot Emily Schneider May 27, 2020 Essay Frequency Hopping: The Jewish Identity of Hedy Lamarr in Children’s Books Emily Schneider May 25, 2020 Essay Waiting for Elijah: Passover In Times of Adversity in Children’s Picture Books Emily Schneider April 8, 2020 Essay Hidden Heroine: Queen Esther in Children’s Books Emily Schneider March 9, 2020 Interview A Reminder for Empathy: A Conversation with R. J. Palacio Emily Schneider February 9, 2020 Essay Hanukkah as History Emily Schneider December 22, 2019 Interview Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation with Lesléa Newman on Diversity in Children’s Books Emily Schneider December 3, 2019 Essay ‘It’s God’s Party and Everyone’s Invited’ Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Gender in Two Classic Children’s Books Emily Schneider October 14, 2019 Essay The World is Round: Jewish Children’s Books Welcome the New Year Emily Schneider September 26, 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ››
Children’s Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Sarah Goldman Rubin; Sarah Dvojack, illus.
Nonfiction We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story Frank W. Baker; Tim Ogline, illus.
Interview Survival and Truth: A Conversation with Anne Blankman Emily Schneider February 10, 2021
Essay Epidemic in the City: Illness and Disability in Sydney Taylor’s More All-of-a-Kind Family Emily Schneider November 2, 2020
Essay Frequency Hopping: The Jewish Identity of Hedy Lamarr in Children’s Books Emily Schneider May 25, 2020
Essay Waiting for Elijah: Passover In Times of Adversity in Children’s Picture Books Emily Schneider April 8, 2020
Interview A Reminder for Empathy: A Conversation with R. J. Palacio Emily Schneider February 9, 2020
Interview Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation with Lesléa Newman on Diversity in Children’s Books Emily Schneider December 3, 2019
Essay ‘It’s God’s Party and Everyone’s Invited’ Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Gender in Two Classic Children’s Books Emily Schneider October 14, 2019
Essay The World is Round: Jewish Children’s Books Welcome the New Year Emily Schneider September 26, 2019
