{"id":12430,"date":"2011-02-03T15:56:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T23:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/AMPTOONS.COM\/blog\/?p=12430"},"modified":"2011-02-03T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T23:59:02","slug":"whoa-hereville-is-in-the-huffington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=12430","title":{"rendered":"Whoa! Hereville is in the Huffington Post!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s an article about Hereville in the Huffington Post<\/a>!<\/p>\n

This is the article Bob Smietana of the Religion News Service wrote. Very cool!<\/p>\n

Here’s a bit from the article:<\/p>\n

Ten-year-old Shira Acklin from the Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation in Nashville, agrees. She’s a fan of the Harry Potter books, and is also a big fan of Mirka.<\/p>\n

“I like that the girl is the star — her brother is there but he’s not the star. She is,” Acklin said.<\/p>\n

Adventure stories like Mirka’s are rare among Jewish kids’ books, said Heidi Estrin, library director at Congregation B’nai Israel, in Boca Raton, Fla.<\/p>\n

Many Jewish books for kids focus on serious topics, like anti-Semitism, or teaching religious topics. If the books include humor, said Estrin, it’s often aimed at parents, not kids.<\/p>\n

Not so with Hereville.<\/p>\n

“It’s lighthearted in a way that kids can relate to,” said Estrin, who runs The Book of Life, a podcast about Jewish books. “The plot had nothing to do with prejudice — it’s about a girl who wants to fight dragons.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest at Huffpo<\/a>. Thanks, Bob!<\/p>\n

(Oh, and if you’re interested in buying a copy of Hereville, the info is here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

P.S. Check out the comments<\/a> for a mini-debate between about if an atheist should be writing a religious protagonist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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