Mitzvah the Mutt named 2011 Sydney Taylor Notable Book Mitzvah the Mutt, the first chapter book by popular Sammy Spider author Sylvia Rouss and illustrated by Martha Rast, has just been named a 2011 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Readers. Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries, the Sydney Taylor Book Award “honors new [...]
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Ellen at The Preppy Yogini posted a beautiful review of Destined to Choose by Sheyna Galyan. In her review, Ellen compares this debut novel favorably to works by Naomi Ragen and Dara Horn, as well as the “Harmony” series by Phillip Gulley. Calling the novel “very readable” and “approachable to non-Jews, educational for all readers [...]
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Sylvia Rouss, award-winning author of the just-released Mitzvah the Mutt, has excerpted part of the review from the Association of Jewish Libraries on her blog. She writes: In the Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter for May/June 2010, Andrea Davidson, Temple Tifereth Israel, Beachwood, Ohio wrote: “Readers will laugh at Mitzvah’s zany misadventures,…Rouss uses Mitzvah’s humorous [...]
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Like a Maccabee has just been given a very positive review in Hadassah Magazine! WOO HOO! Insert happy publisher dance here. This is awesome! Wonderful! This could be the first big national break for my fledgling company and the wonderful Jewish books that are lined up for the next few years. I’m thrilled especially for [...]
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