Miriam Chaikin

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 1985, Association of Jewish Libraries, for her body of work

Selected works

The Molly series

I Should Worry, I Should Care (1979), illustrated by Richard Egielski, Harper, New York Finders Weepers (1980), illustrated by Richard Egielski, Harper, New York Getting Even (1982), illustrated by Richard Egielski, Harper, New York Lower! Higher! You're a Liar! (1984), illustrated by Richard Egielski, Harper, New York Friends Forever (1988), illustrated by Richard Egielski, Harper, New York

The Yossi series

How Yossi Beat the Evil Urge (1983), illustrated by Petra Mathers, Harper, New York Yossi Asks the Angels for Help (1985), illustrated by Petra Mathers, Harper, New York Yossi Tries to Help God (1987), illustrated by Denise Saldutti, Harper, New York Feathers in the Wind (1989), illustrated by Denise Saldutti, Harper, New York

Other books

Ittki Pittki (1971), illustrated by Harold Berson, Parents' Magazine Press, New York The Happpy Pairr and Other Love Stories (1972), illustrated by Gustave Nebel, Putnam, New York Hardlucky (1973), illustrated by Fernando Krahn, Lippincott, Philadelphia The Seventh Day: The Story of the Jewish Sabbath (1979), illustrated by David Frampton, Doubleday, New York Shake a Palm Branch: The Story and Meaning of Sukkot (1984), illustrated by Marvin Friedman, Clarion, New York Ask Another Question: The Story and Meaning of Passover (1985), illustrated by Marvin Friedman, Clarion, New York Aviva's Piano (1986), illustrated by Yossi Abolafia, Clarion New York Sound the Shofar: The Story and Meaning of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (1986), illustrated by Erika Weihs, Clarion, New York Esther (1987), illustrated by Vera Rosenberry, Jewish Publication Society Exodus (1987), illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak, Holiday House, New York Hinkl and Other Shlemiel Stories (1987), illustrated by Marcia Posner, Shapolsky Publishers A Nightmare in History: The Holocaust, 1933-1945 (1987), Clarion, New York Hanukkah (1990), illustrated by Ellen Weiss, Holiday House, New York Menorahs, Mezuzas, and Other Jewish Symbols (1990), illustrated by Erika Weihs, Clarion, New York Clouds of Glory: Legends and Stories about Bible Times (1997), illustrated by David Frampton, Clarion, New York Don't Step on the Sky: A Handful of Haiku (2002), illustrated by Hiroe Nakata, Henry Holt, New York Angels Sweep the Desert Floor: Bible Legends about Moses in the Wilderness (2002), illustrated by Alexander Koshkin, Clarion, New York Alexandra's Scroll: The Story of the First Hanukkah (2002), illustrated by Stephen Fieser, Henry Holt, New York Jewish Wisdom for Daily Life: Sayings of Rabbi Menahem Mendl of Kotzk (2014), with translations by Gabriel Lisowski, Arcade Publishing Jerusalem: an Informal Biography of the City (2015), CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform