Eric A. Kimmel
Author of Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
About the Author
Eric Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lafayette College. He also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois. He was an elementary school teacher and college professor before becoming a full-time writer. He has show more published over fifty titles, many of which have won state and national awards. His titles "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" won the Caldecott Honor Medal, "The Chanukkah Guest" and "Gershon's Monster" won the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award and "Anansi and the Talking Melon" won the Utah Children's Choice Award. Kimmel travels nationally and internationally visiting schools and talking about his books and telling stories. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Eric A. Kimmel
The Gingerbread Man 2 copies
Simon And The Bear 1 copy
The Anansi Collection 1 copy
The Three Princess 1 copy
Miriam and the saquatch 1 copy
Whale of a Tsle 1 copy
Joseph and the Sabbath fish 1 copy
Joeseph and the Sabbath Fish 1 copy
Associated Works
With All My Heart, With All My Mind: Thirteen Stories About Growing Up Jewish (1999) — Contributor — 54 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2, October 1980 — Contributor — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 11, July 1978 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1946
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Virgin Islands
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA - Education
- Lafayette College (BA|English|1967)
New York University (MA)
University of Illinois (PhD|Education|1973)) - Occupations
- children's book author
children's literature professor - Organizations
- Portland State University
Indiana University, South Bend
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It takes a lot of work to prepare for the Passover holiday, and inevitably something goes wrong or gets forgotten, so it's Matzah Man to the rescue! In five chapters and an author's note (including an invitation to "design your own charoset"), this could practically sub in for a haggadah. It's also nicely international, and shows how people celebrate differently in different places; Matzah Man visits families in Jerusalem, San Diego, and Morocco (where they make charoset with dates, not apples and raisins. "Dates? I didn't bring any. How about a turnip?")… (more)
This story is about Anansi the spider. At the start all the other animals think that Anansi is lazy because there is trash in his house and yard. He then goes to Hyena's house and sees Hyena has a magic stick that cleans for him. He takes the stick and uses it at his own house. In the end everything ends up okay, after Anansi accidentally causes a flood and Hyena fixes it. This is a very cool folktale and a very fun story. I think it would be a good read aloud, to help show off other cultures, for first or second grade age students.… (more)
This definitely needs to be added to my school library. This was a fantastic Hanukkah tale.
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- Works
- 140
- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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-Retold by Kimmel, Eric A. The Frog Princess. Illus by Rosanne Litzinger. Holiday House, 2006, Unp, Everybody Book
-The Frog Princess is a mysterious and deep story that follows a feud between the headman, his daughter, and the Frog People. Depicted by simple, yet a unique drawing style with vibrant colors that represent different clans and the beautiful landscape of Southeast Alaska, this unusual love connection makes a fascinating story of transformation and symbolizes many different cultural aspects of the Tlingit people.
-Keywords: Headman, Tlingit, Salmon, Shaman… (more)