The Remembering Candle is a winner of the National Jewish Book Award! Thank you to the Jewish Book Council for this incredible honor! Mentioned in the Boston Globe, 3/7/26:
Book Updates
Sydney Taylor Book Awards Notable title!
I’m honored that The Remembering Candle has been named a 2026 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Notable title by the Association of Jewish Libraries! Thank you to the Sydney Taylor Book Awards Committee for this wonderful recognition.
Cover Reveal: The Remembering Candle
I’m excited to share the cover of my next picture book, The Remembering Candle, illustrated by Selina Alko, available from Barefoot Books on 8/12/25! This story explores a child’s first experience of lighting a yahrzeit candle with his family—the Jewish memorial tradition of lighting a special candle on the anniversary of the day a person… Read more »
Book Announcement!
I am thrilled that my debut middle grade novel, THE LOST SEA GARDEN, has found the perfect home with Red Comet Press, and the wonderful artist Vanessa Gillings will illustrate! This is the whale novel-of-my-heart and I’m so happy it will be published. Thank you to the whole team at Red Comet Press. To my… Read more »
How our grandmothers inspired Eighteen Flowers for Grandma
Eighteen Flowers for Grandma: A Gift of Chai By Alison Goldberg and illustrated by Jesse White Eighteen Flowers for Grandma releases today from Red Comet Press! We are so excited to send this book out into the world! About Eighteen Flowers for Grandma A celebration of family, culture, and the enduring bond between generations. Sadie’s… Read more »
Eighteen Flowers for Grandma will be released in 18 days!
Eighteen Flowers for Grandma will be released in 18 days! To celebrate, I’m sharing one of the wonderful illustrations by Jesse White from inside the book. In this scene, Sadie and Grandma dance the hora at a family wedding. I love how this image is filled with movement, music, and joy. I recently spoke with… Read more »
Eighteen Flowers for Grandma Book Launch Events
Eighteen Flowers for Grandma, illustrated by Jesse White, releases from Red Comet Press on Sept 24th. I’m very excited to share this book—in particular, because it was inspired by my own grandmother! To celebrate its release, I have book events scheduled at two wonderful independent bookstores. I’m also looking forward to participating in the Newton… Read more »
Cover reveal: Eighteen Flowers for Grandma
I’m excited to share the cover of Eighteen Flowers for Grandma: A Gift of Chai illustrated by Jesse White and available from Red Comet Press on 9/24/24! This story was inspired by my own grandma who graduated from college at the age of seventy-eight. She loved painting and photography, and she went back to school… Read more »
Cover Reveal!
Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui By Alison Goldberg and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon We are thrilled to reveal the cover of our forthcoming picture book, Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui, releasing from Lee & Low Books on May 31, 2022! About Bottle Tops Bottle Tops tells the story of contemporary Ghanaian sculptor El… Read more »
I Love You for Miles and Miles in Scholastic Book Clubs
I Love You for Miles and Miles is featured in the March 2019 Scholastic Book Clubs Honeybee Flyer. Look for this new paperback edition at book fairs!