Award-Winning Children's Book Author Nancy Churnin Named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner
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Friday, January 21, 2022
DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the Jewish Book Council is pleased to announce Nancy Churnin , former theatre critic for the Dallas Morning News and award-winning children's book author has been named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner in the Children's Picture Book category for Dear Mr. Dickens , illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe (Albert Whitman & Co).
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- DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the Jewish Book Council is pleased to announce Nancy Churnin , former theatre critic for the Dallas Morning News and award-winning children's book author has been named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner in the Children's Picture Book category for Dear Mr. Dickens , illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe (Albert Whitman & Co).
- With Dear Mr. Dickens, Churnin teaches young readers about prejudice that was common against Jewish people.
- Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish.
- "The Horn Book, Book Bundles
The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2021, Tablet Magazine
Books are available online and bookstores.