"5 different narrators are recording the stories.... a fantastic production with stellar actors, original music, and sound effects from this award-winning studio" says author @ellenweinstein.bsky.social of FIVE STORIES www.ellenweinstein.com/blog/five-st...

Five Stories Audiobook! — Ellen Weinstein

Last week, I recorded my author's note for the Live Oak Media audiobook of Five Stories. I had the pleasure of hearing Albert M. Chan beautifully narrate the story of Wei Ye from Fuzhou, China. Five...

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For Sierra Magazine's Seedlings Issue for young readers. Earth's Time Capsules. Rocks, Glaciers, and Trees Offer Clues to the Planet's Past.

Great production by @liveoakmedia.bsky.social

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Great work by @ellenweinstein.bsky.social and a cast of young narrators!

A double-page spread illustration of the Stanford Graduate School of Business campus for Stanford Business Magazine. Many thanks to Point 5 Design!

For The New Republic. In Yesteryear, an influencer wakes up in the nineteenth century to discover it's nothing like Instagram. A review of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

Seen at Hudson News in Newark Airport!! Thank you @amy-guglielmo.bsky.social for the 📸!!

Big thank you to the Hudson Children's Book Festival for such a wonderful event on Saturday! It was an honor to participate and connect with so many readers, teachers, librarians, and other authors! Thank you to the Spotty Dog for selling our books and to all the staff and volunteers!

I am honored to have these two pieces selected for the American Illustration 45 Annual book! For Nautilus Magazine, the line between life and death, and Shyness for Medicine at Michigan magazine. Many thanks to the stellar jury, Mark Heflin, Nautilus, and Paul Wallen!

I am looking forward to attending the Hudson Children's Book Festival alongside a stellar lineup of authors and illustrators! May 2nd from 10:00 am to 3:00. Info on the festival here: hudsonchildrensbookfestival.org

Join me Sunday, April 19, for a Five Stories storytime at the New York Historical. Link to event: tinyurl.com/3m4ee26k

Thank you @lacarchlittlebookclub yesterday I shared Five Stories with over 300 students in classrooms across the USA and Venezuela. Thank you to the students and teachers for all your great questions!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! #kidlitart Hi! I am Ellen Weinstein, and I am an author and illustrator for readers of all ages. See more of my work at www.ellenweinstein.com/books

Happy birthday to Yayoi Kusama, who is 97 years old today! Thank you for being such an inspiration! From Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity, published by the Museum of Modern Art.

Celebrate # InternationalWomensDay with these trailblazers. Francis Perkins, Secretary of Labor. This piece is a collage on paper and is in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Maya Angelou, Yoko Ono, and model turned war photographer, Lee Miller.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! #kidlitart Hi! I am Ellen Weinstein, and I am an author and illustrator for readers of all ages. See more of my work at www.ellenweinstein.com/books

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Feb 27): kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentorship, indie publishing, SCBWI SF conference, more. Thanks @ellenweinstein.bsky.social for the illo, @kbiddle.bsky.social @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social for the giveaways!

The Weekly 411 (2/27/26)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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Happy Lunar New Year! From Five Stories, celebrating the Year of the Horse.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Cover for Science@MIT Winter edition—Future Vision—an introduction to the Dean's postdoctoral fellows and the future of science.

check out the full cast audiobook production too from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social

Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 2y ago

#kidlittv feature on Five Stories www.kidlit.tv/2024/05/feat...

For the Jewish Review of Books. "The Wife" by Cynthia Ozick. The short story takes place in a tenement building in the Bronx in the 1950s. It is always wonderful to hear that the author loved the art.

Join me for a special storytime featuring FIVE STORIES at Words on Warren this Saturday, January 24th, at 11:30 am. We'll celebrate community and escape the cold! 52 Warren St, Tribeca.

Cover for the Nautilus Magazine Food Issue. When We Were Lunch. Life Was No Picnic For Our Ancestors.

"Listen to...full-cast production performed by Eva Kaminsky, Carlotta Brentan, Robert Jimenez, Desiree Rodriguez, Albert M. Chan & @ellenweinstein.bsky.social, to hear from 5 child residents across as many generations" www.publisherspotlight.com/many-doors-o...

Many Doors, One Home: Apartment Living in Kids' Books - Publisher Spotlight

For many decades, children’s picture books we see in North America that include realistic descriptions and/or illustrations of dwellings have largely featured homes that appear to be single family, of...

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Featuring our #audio production of FIVE STORIES by @ellenweinstein.bsky.social www.publisherspotlight.com/many-doors-o...

Many Doors, One Home: Apartment Living in Kids' Books - Publisher Spotlight

For many decades, children’s picture books we see in North America that include realistic descriptions and/or illustrations of dwellings have largely featured homes that appear to be single family, of...

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Publisher Spotlight@pubspotlight.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Yes, there are #kidsbooks featuring apartment/flat-dwelling characters. Thanks to @florisbooks.bsky.social @liveoakmedia.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social & @transitbooks.bsky.social you can start here www.publisherspotlight.com/many-doors-o...

I am excited to join an incredible lineup of authors and illustrators at the first-ever Jewish Children's Book Festival with PJ Library and 92Y on Sunday, January 11! From 10:00 am-4:00 pm, read-aloud and signing of Five Stories at 2:30 pm. pjlibrary.org/jewishchildr...

Wishing all light in the darkness and peace. Happy Hanukkah!

Support New York City museums this holiday season with these lovely gifts: New York Transit Museum 2025 Bus Festival merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, notebooks, magnets, pins, and stickers. Five Stories at the Tenement Museum, and Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity at MoMA gift shops.

Thank you for your beautiful performance!

Albert M. Chan@albertmchan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Finally heard the audiobook for FIVE STORIES by @ellenweinstein.bsky.social, produced by @liveoakmedia.bsky.social. AudioFile Magazine: "Listeners meet... Wei Ye in the present day, whose lively curiosity is beautifully depicted by Albert M. Chan." #actorslife #immigration #voiceover #asianactor

I had a wonderful time with the Fifth-Grade and Kindergarten classes at PS 19, The East Village Community School, last week. We learned how to write and draw about our community. Big thank you to @eastvillagecommunityschool and @ps19evcparents for hosting me!