1.0From The Mixed Up Fileshttps://fromthemixedupfiles.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="upBO32aapw"><a href="https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/recapping-the-tent-program-for-jewish-childrens-literature/">Recapping the TENT Program for Jewish Children’s Literature.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/recapping-the-tent-program-for-jewish-childrens-literature/embed/#?secret=upBO32aapw" width="600" height="338" title="“Recapping the TENT Program for Jewish Children’s Literature.” — From The Mixed Up Files" data-secret="upBO32aapw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/fromthemixedupfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yiddish-book-center.jpg?fit=720%2C420&ssl=1720420Hello Mixed-Up Filers! How are you all doing? It’s been a little over a month since we were last together, and we have soooo much to catch up on! So, instead of continuing with the pleasantries, how about we get right to it? Anyway, this past week, I was fortunate enough to have been one of the invited authors to the TENT program for Jewish Children’s Literature. The retreat is sponsored by PJ Library and takes place in the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Other authors and illustrators included in this program were: Sarah Aronson, Nancy Churnin, Paula Cohen-Martin, Nancy Cote, Meira Drazin, Donna Gephart, Ari Goelman, Alison Goldberg, Megan Hoyt, Sarah Klinger, Elisabeth Kushner, Yael Levy, Varda Livney, Sherri Mandell, Tamar Meir, Susan Meyer, Suri Rosen, Vesper Stamper, and Elaine Vickers. Besides us, there were also some returning alumni from last year’s trip: Evelyn Krieger, Joanne Levy, Erica Perl, and Alan Silberberg. Honestly, it was humbling to be