picture book biographies
TWIST, TUMBLE, TRIUMP; THE STORY OF CHAMPION GYMNAST AGNES KELETI
Doing gymnastics, Ágnes Keleti feels free—until the day her coach tells her there’s a new law in Hungary barring Jewish athletes from the gym. Once Germany sends soldiers into Budapest, they are impossible to ignore and Ágnes hatches a plan. With identity papers from a Chri
TWIST, TUMBLE, TRIUMP; THE STORY OF CHAMPION GYMNAST AGNES KELETI
Doing gymnastics, Ágnes Keleti feels free—until the day her coach tells her there’s a new law in Hungary barring Jewish athletes from the gym. Once Germany sends soldiers into Budapest, they are impossible to ignore and Ágnes hatches a plan. With identity papers from a Christian woman, she goes into hiding in a small farming village. She does housework for a family who support the Nazis, but she never stops dreaming of the day she will be able to compete at the Olympics.
Written with Deborah Bodin Cohen, published by Kar Ben
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CLAUDIA SAID SI!
THE STORY OF MEXICO'S FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT
From social justice activist to Nobel-winning scientist to the first woman (and first Jewish!) president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum faces each new challenge by saying, "si!", "yes, I can."
Written with Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Carlos Valez Aguilera, publish
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CLAUDIA SAID SI!
THE STORY OF MEXICO'S FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT
From social justice activist to Nobel-winning scientist to the first woman (and first Jewish!) president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum faces each new challenge by saying, "si!", "yes, I can."
Written with Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Carlos Valez Aguilera, published by Apples and Honey Press.
Will also be available in a Spanish edition.
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Maccabiah: The Long Ride to the International Sports Games
In time for the 2025 Maccabiah Games, this picture book biography tells the origin story of the third-largest international sporting event and the unique problem-solving
creator Yosef Yekutieli employed to make his dream possible.
Written with Deborah Bodin Cohen, illust
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Maccabiah: The Long Ride to the International Sports Games
In time for the 2025 Maccabiah Games, this picture book biography tells the origin story of the third-largest international sporting event and the unique problem-solving
creator Yosef Yekutieli employed to make his dream possible.
Written with Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Andre Ceolin, published by Apples and Honey Press.
