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2024

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Marc Kornblatt

Marc's picture book MR. KATZ AND ME (Apples & Honey, illus. by Nanette Regan, Sept. 2024) has been selected by PJ Library’s Book Selection Committee for an Author Incentive Award. PLUS, this moving story of an unlikely "bar mitzvah boy" - an elderly immigrant from the USSR - just received a glowing review from School Library Journal: "a great example of how understanding and compassion can lead to friendship." Way to go, Marc!!!

Miri Leshem-Pelly

Mazal tov to Regional Advisor Emerita Miri Leshem-Pelly, on the birthday of HER book, A Feather, a Pebble, a Shell (Kar-Ben)!!! Kol hakavod for creating another gorgeous Israeli nature book. 🇮🇱💙🥳🥳🥳

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Anna Levine

Congratulations to SCBWI Israel Regional Advisor Emerita Anna Levine on the forthcoming publication of her picture book, Roadside Seder!!! (Apples & Honey; March 25, 2025)

Varda Livney

Mazal tov to Varda Livney on being featured in this summer's issue of PJ Library's PROOF magazine. "If you’ve had a baby or toddler enrolled in PJ Library in the past few years, chances are you’ll recognize Livney’s cozy, funny bunnies (and other characters)." 😍

Tzivia MacLeod & Shirley Waisman

Congratulations to SCBWI Israel Regional Advisor Tzivia MacLeod and Illustrator Coordinator Shirley Waisman on the publication of their second book together, Baila the Klopper (Kar-Ben Publishing).

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Tzivia MacLeod

Mazal tov to SCBWI Israel Regional Advisor Tzivia MacLeod on the publication of her chapter book The Peacock (Orca Echoes).

Yinon Ptahia

Mazal tov to illustrator Yinon Ptahia on the book birthday of his book Saliman and the Memory Stone, written by Erica Lyons.

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Mel Rosenberg

Congratulations to SCBWI Israel member Mel Rosenberg on making the short list for this year's SASA Setton Prize for Children's Literature!

2023

Dalia Ruth Halperin

Congratulations to Dalia Ruth Halperin on her new book, Makom (A Chair of One's Own, Self-Published).

Makeda Ben-Naeh

Congratulations to Makeda Ben-Naeh on the release of her new bilingual picture book, I Hate Cats (self-published) - available through Israeli bookstores or directly from her.

Miri Leshem-Pelly

Congratulations to Miri Leshem-Pelly on her new picture book, Chloe’s Nature Journal (Creston).

Chaya Bluma Gadenyan

Congratulations to Chaya Bluma Gadenyan on her new picture book, Getting Ready for Shabbat (self-published).

מירי לשם-פלאי

מזל טוב למירי לשם פלאי, על ספרה החדש Chloe's Nature Journal (הוצאת Creston).

חיה בלומה גדנין

מזל טוב לחיה בלומה גדניאן על הספר החדש שלה, "מתכוננים לשבת" (הוצאה עצמית).