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Illustrator, Author, New Yorker Five Stories, Holiday House Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA IG: www.instagram.com/ellenweinsteinilloz WEB: ellenweinstein.com https://linktr.ee/ellenweinstein

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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.

08.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!! I hear from many teachers who use the book as an introduction to Yayoi Kusama's work.

05.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!! This is from Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity published by the Museum of Modern Art

05.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

05.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Cheryl, I am a Jewish illustrator of books and editorial work. Please check out my work here: www.ellenweinstein.com/books Thank you!

04.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Weekly 411 (2/27/26) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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!

27.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Happy Lunar New Year! From Five Stories, celebrating the Year of the Horse.

17.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

14.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover for Science@MIT Winter editionβ€”Future Visionβ€”an introduction to the Dean's postdoctoral fellows and the future of science.

11.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

05.02.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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.

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

14.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

"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...

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

08.01.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Free Books for Jewish Children and Their Families | PJ Library PJ Library mails free Jewish children's books & music to families with Jewish children as a gift from your local community.

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...

05.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wishing all light in the darkness and peace. Happy Hanukkah!

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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.

10.12.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your beautiful performance!

02.12.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

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I am honored to receive a Stevan Dohanos Award – Honorable Mention at this year’s Society of Illustrators Members Show. Portrait of Mary Shelley and her pet boa constrictor from Recipes for Good Luck.

Thank you to the President of the Society of Illustrators, Leslie Cober and the jury!

24.11.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social @ellenweinsteinilloz
@holidayhousebks
Five children from five different cultures and in five different decades grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side.
#artwork #illustration #illustrator #digitalart #digitalillustration #nyc #lowereastside

19.11.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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American Illustration 43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social @ellenweinsteinilloz
@holidayhousebks
Five children from five different cultures and in five different decades grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City over the course of a century.
#nyc #lowereastside

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I am thrilled to have this piece selected for the American Illustration 44 book and looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the party! Many thanks to Mark Heflin, the jury and Nautilus Magazine

13.11.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween! From Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity published by the Museum of Modern Art

31.10.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For Harvard Law Bulletin. Books section: Recent Alumni Books.
Many thanks to Ronn Campisi!!

15.10.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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American Illustration 43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social
AD #artdirector Paige Vickers @pmvickers
vox @voxdotcom.bsky.social
When is a Nose Just a Nose
Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose portraying Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.
#awardwinningillustrator

09.10.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This beauty just arrived from @scbwi.bsky.social It is the Crystal Kite Award for Five Stories, the winner of the New York division. An enormous thank you to the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and all who have voted for and championed this book!

07.10.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For The Washington Post. These days demand humility, which includes acknowledging that we do not have a monopoly on truth.
Shana Tova!
May this year bring peace and freedom for all.

22.09.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For Sierra Magazine. This Is How Climate Change Transformed a Maryland Neighborhood.

β€œWhen a tree dies in a national forest, it’s one among thousands.Β  When it dies in a backyard, it’s a friend.”

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