The Runaway Latkes

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.

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.