The Light from My Menorah - Celebrating Holidays around the World

The dazzling light from a menorah takes a young boy on a journey around the world, introducing him to the holidays of many cultures that celebrate light.

About the author

Robin Heald lives in Ashland, Oregon. Before her 30-year career as a drama teacher and preschool director Robin was a stage manager in regional theaters, and on and off-Broadway. Her previous works include Pat, Roll, Pull and Liberty Saves the Day, and her articles have appeared in Exceptional Parenting Magazine and Children’s Literature in Education. Robin’s picture book Isadora’s Sandálias won the Katherine Paterson Prize for unpublished children’s literature at Hunger Mountain in 2015. Her most recent picture book, Whistling for Angela, was inspired by her first-hand experiences with adoption. Robin holds a Master’s of Fine Arts in Writing for Children from Spalding University.

Summary

The dazzling light from a menorah takes a young boy on a journey around the world, introducing him to the holidays of many cultures that celebrate light.

Foreword

• 7,000-copy print run
• Pitch to major review media, including The New York Times, The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal
• Featured at virtual and in-person conferences
• Targeted marketing to major review centers, influential bloggers, and major library system selectors
• Downloadable classroom guide forthcoming
• Digital Review Copy on Edelweiss forthcoming
• Promotion on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
• E-newsletter promotion

Product details

• Authors: Robin Heald
• Assisted by: Andrea Blinick (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.09.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9781772782899
• ISBN: 978-1-77278-289-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / General, Holidays & seasonal interest, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Interest age: from c 4 years, Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places & peoples, Hanukkah, Menorah – Juvenile fiction, Holidays – Juvenile fiction, Fasts and feasts – Juvenile fiction