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Author: Sara Holly Ackerman

Sara Holly Ackerman is the author of several picture books including THE GABI THAT GIRMA WORE, co-authored with Fasika Adefris and illustrated by Netsanet Tesfay, NOT JUST THE DRIVER! illustrated by Robert Neubecker, and CHALLAH FOR SHABBAT TONIGHT illustrated by Alona Millgram. She is a school librarian who lives in Brooklyn, NY right down the street from the library and she never leaves home without her library card. Visit Sara at www.sarahollyackerman.com and on Instagram at @sarahollyackerman.

A Perfect Pair: Naming Ceremony and Joyful Song: A Naming Story

“Sara!” a voice called across the exhibit floor of the ALA Annual Conference a couple weeks ago. I looked around for a colleague or friend, but instead found a stranger. She handed me a hot pink ribbon to stick on my attendee badge boldly printed with “THE SARA CLUB.” Also …

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Sara Holly Ackerman July 12, 2024 July 9, 20248

WAT TAKES HIS SHOT Interview with Cheryl Kim + GIVEAWAY!

While I love biographies, and teachers sometimes check them out for lessons, this part of the library collection has not been particularly popular with my students. They do, however, love sports books, whether of the fun facts variety, odes to favorite local teams, or photo-heavy manuals. A few weeks ago, …

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Sara Holly Ackerman June 14, 2024 June 12, 202420

The Stunning Sensory Language in PEACHES by Gabriele Davis and Kim Holt

PEACHES by Gabriele Davis and Kim Holt tells the story of a little girl attempting to surprise her father with a homemade peach cobbler. This isn’t just any cobbler, though. This is the recipe her mother loved to make before she passed away. This tale of the way food creates …

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Sara Holly Ackerman May 17, 2024 May 16, 202415

NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON Interview with Author Zainab Khan

NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON by Zainab Khan and Nabila Adani is the warm and gentle story of a little girl who marks the end of Ramadan by searching for the new moon signifying Eid ul-Fitr festivities will begin. This moon sighting will be especially meaningful to Noura as this year is …

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Sara Holly Ackerman April 19, 2024 April 19, 202410

Four Classroom Uses for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS by Sylvia Chen and Fanny Liem

As soon as I heard the premise of Tricky Chopsticks by Sylvia Chen and Fanny Liem, I immediately added it to my school library wishlist. Following the story of Jenny Chow, who must come up with a solution for her chopstick troubles in order to succeed at the family Chopsticks …

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Sara Holly Ackerman March 26, 2024 March 25, 20248

Awe-Samosas! Interview with Marzieh Abbas and a GIVEAWAY!

One of the best things about my path to publication has been the formation of Kidlit Works, the fantastic debut group I am a member of. I got to know other writers with books coming out this year—and their stories. And now that it’s 2024, I get to talk about …

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Sara Holly Ackerman February 23, 2024 February 22, 202420

RA PU ZEL AND THE STINKY TOFU BY YING CHANG COMPESTINE AND CRYSTAL KUNG

My kindergartners and first graders can’t get enough of fairy tales. And the second graders have a whole unit for studying folktales and fairytales from around the world. Ying Chang Compestine is queen of retellings, and RA PU ZEL AND THE STINKY TOFU, with its feisty heroine, adorable pup, and …

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Sara Holly Ackerman January 26, 2024 January 22, 202411

COME AND JOIN US! by Liz Kleinrock and Chaaya Prabhat

Come and Join US!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long might seem like a slightly belated choice for a post the day after Christmas. But the whole point of this book, written by Liz Kleinrock and illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat, is that there are other holidays celebrated this season and …

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Sara Holly Ackerman December 26, 2023 December 25, 20234

WHAT ROSA BROUGHT by Jacob Sager Weinstein and Eliza Wheeler

WHAT ROSA BROUGHT by Jacob Sager Weinstein and Eliza Wheeler is the story of the author’s mother, how she fled Nazi-occupied Vienna, and what she brought with her to America. The book begins with Rosa being looked after by her loving grandmother in a sun-filled city while her parents tend …

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Sara Holly Ackerman December 1, 2023 November 30, 202313

HOW TO BIRD Giveaway and Interview with Rasha Hamid!

A few years ago, I was walking home to my apartment in Brooklyn, NY, when suddenly I noticed everyone on the block was frozen. I froze too, and then I saw what had made everyone stop in their tracks—a red-tailed hawk, perched on a chainlink fence. It was absolutely majestic, …

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Sara Holly Ackerman November 3, 2023 November 4, 202317
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