SANDY WASSERMAN
 
 
 
Sandy Wasserman is a teacher, author, wife, mother, and grandma, and lives on Long Island, NY. She has taught for more than 30 years in both Public and Day Schools, working for the most part with Gifted children, who inspire many of her stories.
 
She is delighted to be able to have more time to write for children - an interest she’s had ever since she received her first library card in the Bronx, NY.
 
Sandy loves to travel and explore unusual places. In the future, she hopes to inspire children through other book projects she’s working on.
 
She is a member of SCBWI, LICWI and the LI Association of Jewish Librarians.
 
 
The Sun's Special Blessing, is my new Jewish children’s picture book. Talia is a third grader in a Day School, about to learn a special blessing for the sun, “Birkat HaChamah,” as part of the Jewish Life Cycle.


Talia and her classmates share an unusual experience at school. When the class learns about their teacher's adventure 28 years ago, they unearth a 1981 time capsule in the schoolyard. It reveals that era’s secular and religious pop culture. After a lively discussion about the blessing, unique classroom plans are devised, which allow students to share their contemporary lives with Jewish children of the future.  The book encourages readers to enrich their understanding of Judaism and explore the cycle of this special blessing. Soft paper cut illustrations by Ann D. Koffsky add warmth and imagination to the story. 
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The Sun's Special Blessing, can be ordered by contacting:
    Pitspopany Publishers: www.pitspopany.com
    USCJ: www.uscj.org/bookservice
    Ingram: www.ingrambook.com 
    Baker & Taylor: www.btol.com
    Also available at your local Judaica shop  
    Amazon and Barnes & Noble
    Hard cover $17.95 ISBN: 987-1-934440-92-6 
  E-mail the author at: sandyfw@gmail.com
       How did you celebrate Birkat HaChamah in your community? Send photos and descriptions to me at the email address above.

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