Eric A. Kimmel
, b. 1946
Eric A. Kimmel is an American author who has written more than 50 children’s books. He received a B.A. in English literature from Lafayette College, an M.A. from New York University and a PhD in education from the University of Illinois. He was the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award in 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013, and is the only author who has won this award for a picture book twice. He won the Caldecott Honor Medal for Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, and the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award for The Chanukkah Guest and Gershon’s Monster.
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Official website (accessed: August 2, 2020).
Bio prepared by Ayelet Peer, Bar-Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il
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