"It is a fine thing to be joyful. And is anything more joyful than coming home after a long journey? I’m going to tell you a story about a song and a journey home that took two thousand years!" So begins this charming picture book, which brings to life the real history of "Have Nagila"—a song that is sung at Jewish simchas and baseball games alike!
I come from a family of six, in Chicago and after I came to New York worked as children's book editor at Harper & Row. It was Charlotte Zoltow at Harpers who encouraged me to write, and I'm so glad that she did You can reach me at www.franmanushkin.com. My web site has many photos and sketches from my books as well as detailed information about school visits.You can also see two short animations for THE SHIVERS IN THE FRIDGE.
I am co-chair of PEN American Center's Children's Book Committee. PEN fights for freedom of expression and I'm so proud to be a part of it.
