The Runaway Latkes
Leslie Kimmelman
Paul Yalowitz
2000
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Leslie Kimmelman
b. 1958
Born in Philadelphia, Leslie Kimmelman attended Middlebury College. She is an author and editor of children’s books, many of which deal with Jewish subjects. Among other honors, Kimmelman received the 2000 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Young Readers award for her book, Dance, Sing, Remember.
Creator Bio
Paul Yalowitz
b. 1958
Brooklyn-born Paul Yalowitz is an illustrator and author. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Hartford. He has illustrated thirteen children’s books and is now writing and illustrating his own stories. Yalowitz teaches illustration at Framingham State University in Massachusetts.
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