We had an amazing live chat with Elisabeth Kushner, the author of the first LGBT inclusive Jewish children’s book, “The Purim Superhero.” Summary: “Nate has a Purim dilemma. He loves aliens and really wants to wear an alien costume for Purim, but his friends are all dressing as superheroes and he wants to fit in. What will he do? With the help of his two dads he makes a surprising decision.”
Elizabeth Kushner, the author of The Purim Superhero, the joins the Beacon Hebrew Alliance for a virtual book reading!
The Purim Superhero follows Nate, who is worried about being different from his classmates. They all plan to wear superhero costumes to their synagogue‘s Purim celebration, but Nate would rather dress as an alien. Seeking advice from his two dads, Nate decides what to do. With help from his dads and older sister, he puts a fantastic costume together.
The first ever LGBT inclusive children’s book aimed at Jewish people is being released, Minneapolis-based publisher Kar-Ben Publishing has announced. The story, named The Purim Superhero, written by Elisabeth Kushner is the first of its kind in the English language according to its publishers.
‘The Purim Superhero‘ is story of young boy whose dilemma over which Purim costume to pick is solved with help of his 2 dads. Kar-Ben Publishing of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has just released the first gay-themed Jewish children’s book. The book, which has a Purim holiday theme, is being published in conjunction with Keshet, an advocacy organization which describes itself as working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews in Jewish life.
The lack of a gay-themed, Jewish children’s book has finally been remedied with “The Purim Superhero,” a story of a young boy whose dilemma over which Purim costume to pick is solved with the help of his two dads.
The book, which has a Purim holiday theme, is being published in conjunction with Keshet, “an advocacy organization which describes itself as working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews in Jewish life,” The Jerusalem Post reports.
The 9th grade social action class at Temple Ner Tamid, in Bloomfield NJ, is raising awareness regarding bullying in our society. For the past few months the students have been selling t-shirts that display the phrase “Buddies Not Bullies” that they designed. Proceeds of the sales are being donated to Keshet, an organization that works for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life.
“For kids in LGBT families, their parents’ being gay is not necessarily the main issue in their lives,” says author Elisabeth Kushner.
Writer Shannon LC Cates, of LesbianFamily.com recently sat down with the Author and Illustrator of highly acclaimed “The Purim Superhero.” LesbianFamily.com is a site is by, for, and about lesbian families and their allies.
Yesterday we hosted Elisabeth Kushner, a Vancouver, BC librarian and author who recently published her first picture book, The Purim Superhero. In three separate sessions, she met with kindergarten and first grade, second and third grades, and fourth grade. Elisabeth taught the students a Purim song (accompanied on the ukulele!), showed them the storyboard she’d blocked out as she planned her book, read from her first draft and let them compare and contrast, described how publishers coordinate the work of authors and illustrators, explained what a long road it is from bright idea to published book, etc.
Nate has a problem. All of his friends want to dress as superheroes for Purim, but he wants to go as an alien. Fortunately, Nate sorts out his problem with the help of his two dads!
A great interview with Elisabeth Kushner, author of The Purim Superhero. “Oh, I’m just another Jewish lesbian librarian/writer/parent who plays the ukulele and periodically attempts to garden. I’m a kid person and a kids’ book person, so I guess it makes sense that I became a children’s librarian.”
