Ukrainian!

 I saw on my most recent royalty statement that my book has been translated into Ukrainian! Would love to see that, although I definitely don't read Ukrainian, But I hope the kids who were sent the book from PJ Library enjoyed it! Budmo!

Chicken Soup Again!

    Great and unexpected news! Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup is a PJ Library selection for the second time. I only found out because my granddaughter received it as her PJ Library book this month! 

PJ Library Books Arriving This Month: October 2020

Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup

Written by 

Pamela Mayer

Illustrated by 

Deborah Melmon

 

Ages: 6 to 7 Years

Last Sent to Families: October 2020

Publisher: 

Kar-Ben Publishing

What Other Families Say About This Book

"My family is mixed - Jewish & Chinese. When we received this book, it lit up everyone's eyes! It's perfect for our family from two different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, but with the same love for Israel and Judaism!"

"This has become a family FAVORITE! Thank you, PJ Library; the books you send bring joy to our family! "

Fall Writing Frenzy

 

     I just found out about a fabulous-ly fun contest called the FallWritingFrenzy. Here is my entry, based on one of the inspiring photos, 200  words or less.

     

 

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

 

     Here they were again.

     At the bottom of the stairs in the same place, the blanket, the open book and the cup of -

     What exactly was in that cup anyway?

     Marla thought about what had happened when she poured the liquid down the sink the last

time, the smell and those sounds. For a moment she thought she would be sick.

     One thing for sure, she had to take care of it quickly before Margery saw it –

     Or Dad.

     The last rays of the setting sun illuminated the yard. Yet Marla felt more than an autumn chill

creeping towards her. She shivered.

     Last time she had bundled the items up in a box and left them by the river.

     Yet here they were again, the same blanket, the same book, the same cup.

     She remembered what Grandmother had taught her, “Things are not always what they seem.”

     This time Marla picked up the book. She read the words on the page.

     So that was it.

    Sitting down on the bottom step she wrapped the blanket around her shoulders.

    Then Marla took a sip from the cup.