Eric A. Kimmel

About the Author

Eric Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lafayette College. He also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois. He was an elementary school teacher and college professor before becoming a full-time writer. He has show more published over fifty titles, many of which have won state and national awards. His titles "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" won the Caldecott Honor Medal, "The Chanukkah Guest" and "Gershon's Monster" won the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award and "Anansi and the Talking Melon" won the Utah Children's Choice Award. Kimmel travels nationally and internationally visiting schools and talking about his books and telling stories. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Scarlett and Sam

Jess and Matt

Works by Eric A. Kimmel

Popular Recent

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (1989) 1,226 copies

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (1988) 982 copies

The Chanukkah Guest (1988) 653 copies

I Took My Frog to the Library (1990) 641 copies

The Magic Dreidels (1996) 474 copies

Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan (2003) 473 copies

Anansi and the talking melon (1994) 457 copies

The Gingerbread Man (1993) 332 copies

Anansi Goes Fishing (1992) 309 copies

Hanukkah Bear (2013) 289 copies

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year (2000) 287 copies

Anansi and the Magic Stick (2001) 279 copies

When Mindy Saved Hanukkah (1998) 276 copies

Little Red Hot (2013) 274 copies

Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion (2004) 227 copies

The Three Little Tamales (2009) 208 copies

The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories from Chelm (2000) 182 copies

Cactus Soup (2004) 174 copies

The McElderry Book of Greek Myths (2008) 169 copies

The Mysterious Guests: A Sukkot Story (2008) 167 copies

Zigazak! A Magical Hanukkah Night (2001) 157 copies

Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale (2014) 157 copies

The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol (1981) 157 copies

Joha Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale (2010) 152 copies

Even Higher!: A Rosh Hashanah Story (2009) — Adapter — 142 copies

Days of Awe: Stories for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (1991) 136 copies

A Horn for Louis (2005) 126 copies

The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East (1994) 125 copies

Anansi's Party Time (2008) 115 copies

The Story of Esther: A Purim Tale (2011) 115 copies

The Golem's Latkes (2011) 100 copies

A Hanukkah Treasury (1998) — Editor & Contributor — 97 copies

Bar Mitzvah: A Jewish Boy's Coming of Age (1995) 97 copies

The Runaway Tortilla (2000) 96 copies

The Spotted Pony: A Collection of Hanukkah Stories (1836) 93 copies

In the Mouth of the Wolf (1983) 91 copies

Joseph and the Sabbath Fish (2011) 89 copies

Don Quixote and the Windmills (2004) 86 copies

The Goose Girl: A Story from the Brothers Grimm (1993) 85 copies

The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend from Alaska (2006) 85 copies

The Hero Beowulf (2005) 81 copies

A Spotlight for Harry (2009) 79 copies

Jack and the Giant Barbecue (2012) 78 copies

Iron John (1800) 77 copies

Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories from Japan (1999) 76 copies

A Picture for Marc (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (2007) 74 copies

Rimonah of the Flashing Sword: A North African Tale (1995) 73 copies

The Three Cabritos (2007) 66 copies

The Old Woman and Her Pig (1833) 64 copies

Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale (1750) 63 copies

The Birds' Gift: A Ukrainian Easter Story (1999) 60 copies

Gabriel's Horn (2016) 59 copies

Four Dollars and Fifty Cents (1990) 58 copies

Asher and the Capmakers: A Hanukkah Story (1993) 58 copies

The Chanukkah Tree (1683) 56 copies

Be Not Far from Me: The Oldest Love Story: Legends from the Bible (1998) 56 copies

The Spider's Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story (2010) 54 copies

The Greatest of All: A Japanese Folktale (1991) 54 copies

Big Sam: A Rosh Hashanah Tall Tale (2017) 51 copies

Escape from Egypt (2015) 48 copies

Nicanor's Gate (1979) 48 copies

Three Sacks of Truth: A Story from France (1993) 45 copies

The Fisherman and the Turtle (2008) 44 copies

The Four Gallant Sisters (1992) 44 copies

Bearhead: A Russian Folktale (1802) 44 copies

The Great Texas Hamster Drive (2007) 42 copies

Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow: Stories About Saints and Animals (2003) 42 copies

Little Red Rosie (2016) 42 copies

Ten Suns: A Chinese Legend (1998) 39 copies

The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: A Story from the Arabian Nights (1996) 39 copies

Charlie Drives the Stage (1989) 38 copies

A Cloak for the Moon (2001) 38 copies

Medio Pollito: A Spanish Tale (2010) 37 copies

Count Silvernose: A Story from Italy (1996) 37 copies

Montezuma and the Fall of the Aztecs (2000) 36 copies

Moby Dick: Chasing the Great White Whale (2012) 36 copies

Easy Work!: An Old Tale (1849) 36 copies

Bernal and Florinda: A Spanish Tale (1994) 35 copies

The Rooster's Antlers: A Story of the Chinese Zodiac (1999) 35 copies

I-Know-Not-What, I-Know-Not-Where: A Russian Tale (1994) 35 copies

Boots and His Brothers: A Norwegian Tale (1992) 34 copies

Search for the Shamir (2018) 34 copies

The Castle of the Cats (2004) 34 copies

Stormy's Hat: Just Right for a Railroad Man (2008) 33 copies

The Two Mountains: An Aztec Legend (2000) 33 copies

Onions and Garlic: An Old Tale (1996) 32 copies

Blackbeard's Last Fight (2006) 31 copies

The Tale of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: A Story (1992) 29 copies

One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes: A Hutzul Tale (1996) 29 copies

The Witch's Face: A Mexican Tale (1656) 29 copies

The Lady in the Blue Cloak: Legends from the Texas Missions (2006) 29 copies

Hayyim's Ghost (2004) 29 copies

Seven at One Blow: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm (1998) 28 copies

The Flying Canoe: A Christmas Story (2011) 28 copies

The Brass Serpent (2002) 26 copies

Robin Hook: Pirate Hunter! (2001) 26 copies

Pumpkinhead (1656) 26 copies

Sirko and the Wolf: A Ukrainian Tale (1997) 26 copies

Rip Van Winkle's Return (2007) 25 copies

Why the Snake Crawls on Its Belly (2001) 24 copies

Whale of a Tale (2019) 24 copies

Hiss-s-s-s! (2012) 23 copies

The Erie Canal Pirates (2002) 22 copies

Website of the Warped Wizard (1617) 19 copies

Little Britches and the Rattlers (2008) 19 copies

Nanny Goat and the Seven Little Kids (1990) 19 copies

Grizz! (2000) 19 copies

The Valiant Red Rooster: A Story from Hungary (1995) 18 copies

Website of the Cracked Cookies (2001) 15 copies

Squash It!: A True and Ridiculous Tale (1997) 13 copies

The Three Latkes (2021) 13 copies

Right Side Up: Adventures in Chelm (2019) 13 copies

Billy Lazroe and the King of the Sea: A Northwest Legend (1996) 12 copies

Hank and Gertie: A Pioneer Hansel and Gretel Story (2018) 12 copies

Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story (2022) 11 copies

The Rolling Stone & Other Read Aloud Stories (2000) 11 copies

Rattlestiltskin (2016) 10 copies

Shield of the Maccabees: A Hanukkah Graphic Novel (2021) 6 copies

I Want a Real Bike in Oregon (2018) 5 copies

Why Worry? (1979) 5 copies

The Tartar's Sword (1974) 4 copies

Tuning Up (2005) 4 copies

One Good Tern Deserves Another (1994) 4 copies

Mishka, Pishka & Fishka and Other Galician Tales (1976) 3 copies

King Midas & Other Greek Myths (2016) 2 copies

The Gingerbread Man 2 copies

Big Sam a Rosh Hashana Tall Tale 1 copy

Joseph and the Sabbath fish 1 copy

Anansi Series (2003) 1 copy

Miriam and the saquatch 1 copy

The Three Princess 1 copy

Snot Boy (2013) 1 copy

The Anansi Collection 1 copy

'Anansi and the Talking Melon' and 'Anansi and the Magic Stick' (2008) 1 copy

Joeseph and the Sabbath Fish 1 copy

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Associated Works

13 Scary Ghost Stories (2000) — Contributor — 129 copies

With All My Heart, With All My Mind: Thirteen Stories About Growing Up Jewish (1999) — Contributor — 53 copies

Celebrate Cricket: 30 Years of Stories and Art (2003) — Contributor — 43 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 7, March 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 4 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 6, February 1981 (1981) — Contributor — 3 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, November 1977 (1971) — Contributor — 3 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 10, June 1975 (1975) — Contributor — 3 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2, October 1980 — Contributor — 2 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 12, August 1977 (1970) — Contributor — 2 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 11, July 1978 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1946
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Places of residence: Virgin Islands
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA
Education: Lafayette College (BA|English|1967)
New York University (MA)
University of Illinois (PhD|Education|1973))
Occupations: children's book author
children's literature professor
Organizations: Portland State University
Indiana University, South Bend

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The Mysterious Guests: A Sukkot Story by Eric A. Kimmel

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The Chanukkah Guest by Eric A. Kimmel

lovely story

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Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale by Eric A. Kimmel

"Young immigrant Simon travels to America aboard a ship that sinks on Hanukkah. He gives another passenger his lifeboat spot and camps out on an iceberg. Sharing latkes with a polar bear pays off in body heat and fish; his Hanukkah candles catch the attention of a passing ship. Illustrations with frequent images of light in darkness evoke the Hanukkah spirit." --Horn Book Guide

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