Eric A. Kimmel

b. 1946

Born and brought up in Brooklyn, New York, Eric A. Kimmel is a professor emeritus of education at Portland State University. Kimmel has written more than fifty picture books and novels. Known for his adaptations and retellings of folktales from around the world, particularly Yiddish tales, he has received the Caldecott Medal and the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award.

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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

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The children's book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins was written by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Featuring the legendary Jewish hero Hershel of Ostropol pitted against goblins…