Illinois Authors

Star Bright Books, New York : ©2002.

Everyone in the family tries to bribe the new baby into being born, but a kiss from Father finally does it.

Crown Publishers, New York : ©1990.

While playing follow-the-leader with his big sister, Baby Rabbit can't manage to jump over a bushel basket; but, after he stands up a to a Halloween monster, he has the confidence to make the leap.

Picture Window Books, Mankato, Minn. : ©2010.

Katie and her friends Pedro and JoJo disagree over which season of the year is the best.

Harper & Row New York, [1974]

Two affectionate sisters enjoy getting clean as they share a bubblebath.

Harper & Row, New York : ©1985.

After buying all the buttons he can, Buster, the button glutton, begins stealing them off people's clothes until Kippy and her dog decide to stop him.

UAHC Press, New York : ©2000.

One of the best known of Jewish melodies is the joyful Hava Nagila, the one played at weddings and festivals, at any gathering where a Jewish tune is needed by the secular world, at camps and schools everywhere. Here is a tale of how that melody was carried to the Holy Land by Jews returning from thousands of years of exile, and of how it came to have words.

Eleven stories about women of the Hebrew Bible who influenced the course of Jewish history through their courageous actions.

Aquari, Barcelona : DL 1984.

Picture Window Books, Minneapolis : ©2010.

Katie Woo learns different ways to cope with the death of her dog.

Harper & Row, New York, N.Y. : ©1983.

A young witch tries in vain to teach her little sister how to spook a Halloween circus.

Random House, New York : 2001.

A menorah describes a family's joyous celebration of this Jewish holiday, from the first night to the eighth and last.

Golden Book ; New York : ©1986.

Jackie loves to jump but isn't very careful about how she does it until her mother enrolls her in a gymnastics class.

Golden Books ; New York : ©1987.

Ketchup is the slowest monkey in the jungle until he finds some roller skates.

Scholastic Inc., New York : 2010, ©1990.

When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York : ©2005.

Five brothers named George, along with Mrs. George, get ready for Big George's birthday party.

Hyperion Books for Children, New York : ©1993.

A child enjoys a delightful stroller ride through the city streets to the park.

Scholastic Inc., New York : ©1987.

Little Rabbit finds her own way of coming to terms with her new baby brother.

Puffin Books, New York : 1995.

A guardian angel-in-training enters the scene when Lulu Bliss, discovering her widowed father's interest in another woman, sets out to capture her competitor's worst side on film.

Two Lions 2017.

One light. Many candles. One challah. Many slices. A family gets ready to celebrate the Sabbath. It welcomes guests, enjoys a nice meal, and savors a few quiet moments together. Shabbat Shalom! Appealing watercolors add just the right touch to the festivities.

Scholastic, New York : 1998.

A Jewish mother preparing for Passover tells her young children the story of Miriam, the Biblical woman who prophesied the birth of Moses.

Macmillan, New York : ©1982.

A smart little mouse secures enough cheese for the rest of her days when she outwits a terrible dragon.

Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, N.Y. : ©1993.

A cumulative counting song describes the animals seen on an imaginative photo safari to Africa. Includes music to set the words to the melody of "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Harcourt Brace, Orlando : ©1994.

Barry and his father take an evening walk, exploring the strange peeping sounds they hear and finding a surprise down at the pond.

Clarion Books, New York : ©1994.

Barry and his father take an evening walk, exploring the strange peeping sounds they hear and finding a surprise down at the pond.

Puffin Books, New York : 1995.

After her father's death, Rachel and her mother move from Los Angeles to the small town of Angel Corners, where she adjusts to her new life with the help of some other fifth-grade girls and her very own guardian angel.

Harper & Row, New York : [1975]

Wanting very much to be special, Shirley becomes a Shirleybird, a very special creature.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York : 1995.

Jake and Rosy help to celebrate the Sabbath, their favorite time of the week.

Harper & Row, New York : ©1976.

A girl just swinging on a swing is joined by a cloud and other heavenly bodies, all wanting to swing too.

Bellies come in all shapes and sizes: baby bellies, grown-up bellies, animal bellies. Some bellies are soft, some bellies are firm, round or flat, all bellies deserve a happy pat!

Dutton Children's Books, New York : ©1992.

Because of their ability to become a swing, a whale, a horse, and a sled, Mama and Papa are the best toys of all.

Dutton Children's Books, New York : ©2004.

A tired little boy searches for a place where he can sleep.

Scholastic Inc., New York : ©1995.

A cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built" describes the traditions connected to a family's celebration of the Passover seder.

Feiwel and Friends, New York, N.Y. : 2011.

Pictures and verse praise the virtues of the bottom.

Puffin Books, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : 1995.

When she is afraid that she will lose the starring role in a ballet recital and her family's bakery begins to lose business, Toby turns to her friends in the Angel Club and to her very own guardian angel.

Puffin Books, New York : 1995.

After a libelous story with her byline mysteriously appears in her stepfather's newspaper, fifth grader Val McCall turns to her own guardian angel and her friends in the Angel Club to help find who is responsible before an innocent person is arrested.