Writing about the end of the world in the middle of a pandemic is a weird experience. It was as if I kept living and reliving the story all over…
Posts by Hagit R. Oron
Elphie Meets the End of The World (#3)
Inspiration for “Elphie Meets the End of The World” struck after a conversation with a dear friend. We were scheduled to meet for a coffee, which is code for venting…
Elphie Meets the End of The World (#2)
After completing the first draft of EMTEOTW I met with my uncle. It was a humid summer day, but the rooftop terrace of his Tel Aviv apartment was nice and…
Writing Elphie Meets the End of the World (#1)
It’s been a minute. Well, actually it’s been four years since our last Elphie book, but who counts, right? With the pandemic shutting down the world something opened up inside…
GOD’S EASTER MIRACLES
by Lee Ann Mancini, illustration: Dan Sharp It’s Easter Sunday in Coralhood, which is a beneath the sea town. All the sea kids search for eggs at the playground near the church.…
B Be Beetles
Superbeetle by S. Michele Chen, illustration: Leda Chung 8-year-old Hong is visiting her grandma in Taiwan for the first time. It’s not easy for the Californian girl to adjust to…
Be careful what you wish for
The Ninth Birthday Wish by Bruce Arrington Illustrator Florence Jayne Bril and Arisa are nine years old twins. Although they share the same birthday they are as different as a brother…
The many uses of bubblegum
The Great Skeeter Battle, Bubblegum Mike, Book 1 by Geoffrey Saign Simpletown Minnesota, 1905. Wild skeeters, which are huge mosquitos, huge enough to carry a cow, are terrorizing the country.…
Sweet bedtime story
Bedtime for Buzzy by T.J. Hackworth Illustrator Sean Baptist This book is a perfect bedtime story for active little kids who love imaginative plays. Buzzy, the hero of this little story is…
Advantages of being small
The Mouse Bird by Helena Macalino Illustrator Milena Radeva Squeak is a tiny mouse with cocoa brown fur and black black eyes. She is nice and friendly. As some other tiny creatures, Squeak biggest…