Joy Nelkin Weider (Poet/Author/Illustrator)

Joy wrote the poem, WHAT IS THE ZIZ?.

Gnome & UnGnome Facts About Joy:

Joy Nelkin Wieder is a published author and illustrator of books for young children.

Joy was thrilled to have her debut picture book, The Passover Mouse, published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers in January 2020, and illustrated by Shahar Kober, an award-winning Israeli artist. The Passover Mouse was awarded the SCBWI/PJ Library Jewish Stories Award in 2018 and was chosen as a PJ Library selection in 2020.

Her historical novel The Secret Tunnel has been selected for the PJ Our Way program. Joy is also an educator, a designer, and a freelance writer. Visit http://www.jnwieder.com for more information.

Joy has poems and art included in FRIENDS & ANEMONES (Writers’ Loft Press, 2020) and AN ASSORTMENT OF ANIMALS (Writers’ Loft Press 2018).



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