Jane breskin zalben biography channel

  • Jane Breskin Zalben was in kindergarten when she took art lessons at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In second grade, she wrote poetry for the.
  • Jane Breskin Zalben is a well-known author and illustrator who has published over fifty books for young readers.
  • Author/illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben, who has created in her career more than fifty books for children.

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    I’m happy to be having late-night coffee with author/illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben, who has created in her career more than fifty books for children. Most of those are picture books, but she’s also written YA novels, chapter books, and even cookbooks. She has also worked as an art director, as you can read below.

    Jane’s latest book, released in August by Neal Porter/Roaring Brook, is called Mousterpiece and centers around a young mouse, named Janson. She lives in a museum and loves exploring it each night after dark. When she finally explores the famous paintings hanging in the museum, giving readers a glimpse of the world of contemporary art, “her little world opened.” She emulates the iconic paintings she sees, meeting some acclaim of her own — but eventually comes to understand that the artwork that expresses her own style, her own voice, is her favorite. Booklist calls this a “charming introduction to modern art and an inspir

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    Jane Breskin Zalben

    Jane Breskin Zalben began drawing at the age of five. Born in New York City, her mother encouraged her daughter’s artistic talent by taking her for weekly art lessons at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Jane’s father called her drawings “love pictures.” In the second grade, Jane began to explore her gift for writing by composing poetry for the class newspaper. She went on to receive a B.A. in art from Queens College and studied lithography at the Pratt Graphics Center. It is no wonder that today Jane Breskin Zalben is a well-known author and illustrator who has published over fifty books for young readers.  She currently lives on Long Island with her husband, Steven.

     

     

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    Featured KidLit GINGERBREAD DREIDELS bygd Jane Breskin Zalben

    KidLit TV is honored to feature
    • GINGERBREAD DREIDELS •
    Written by Jane Breskin Zalben
    Illustrated bygd Thai My Phuong

    A Note to our readers from Jane Breslin Zalben:

    Years ago I wrote, “A måne for Moe & Mo.” Two boys meet in a Brooklyn food marknad, become friends, celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan tillsammans. I learned that every 30 years those two holidays occur at the same time as they do in the story. It went on to win a Sydney Taylor Silver medal so inom became curious if Chanukah and Christmas ever occurred on the same day. Yes. 2024.

    This inspired me to write Gingerbread Dreidels. Also, one of my grandsons – part of an interfaith family – is being raised Jewish. Another factor was when I visit the mittpunkt East I’m struck by
    how layered it fryst vatten – three religions coming together. These layers are also evident in Africa.
    In 1995, I was asked to speak in Addis Ababa. I had said to my husband, “We