Stars of the Night: An Interview with Author Caren Stelson

On the eve of World War II, the Czech Kindertransport rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution. The new nonfiction picture book Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson and illustrated by Selina Alko sensitively tells the powerful true story of the children’s journey to safety from their collective perspective.

Read on to learn about author Caren Stelson’s research, creative decisions for the voice of the book, and her special trip to meet Nick Winton, son of Nicholas Winton.

By Megan Ciskowski, Assistant Publicist

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We’re excited to share this guest post from Lois Ruby, with a peek at what it was like to grow up in the 1950s and how it influenced her new book!

by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Books

Young adult authors Elizabeth Wein and Amber Lough are here to talk to you about their research trip to Russia and about the role of women soldiers in World War I and II.

by Jill Colella, Marketing and Website Manager, Kar-Ben Publishing

September always feels like a new beginning—the start of the school year, the launch of a new book season, and the start of the Jewish New Year. All three converge at Kar-Ben Publishing, an imprint of Lerner Publishing, proudly the largest publisher of exclusively Jewish-themed children’s books in the world!

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Stars of the Night: An Interview with Author Caren Stelson

Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle-Grade, YA, and Nonfiction

Guest post from Lois Ruby, author of Red Menace

Elizabeth Wein and Amber Lough on Women Soldiers In World Wars I and II

New Kar-Ben Publishing Titles for Fall 2019