Comments on: Authors and Illustrators Share Their Holiday Memories with SLJ, Part I

By: Susan Levy

Susan Levy — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:46:57 +0000

Liz – lovely memories, beautifully told. The picture could have been me and my family, except, growing up in a NYC apartment, we had a crepe paper red brick chimney hung on the wall.

By: danaalisonlevy

danaalisonlevy — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:54:32 +0000

Liz, I love this photo (and this story) so much! It is true that Chanukah is jazzed up to compete with Christmas, a much more important holiday in the religious canon. And I still remember arguing with my friends that we “won” because we had eight days of presents instead of just one. Now I light the menorah with my Catholic husband and our kids in front of our beautifully lit Christmas tree, which I lovingly call the solstice bush. Any tradition that brings family together, lights candles against winter darkness, and involves good things to eat is a good one in my book!!

By: Elizabeth Levy

Elizabeth Levy — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:53:08 +0000

I also just want to thank SLJ and the power of the internet! Who would have thought that someone would see the article and recognize the fireplace, and we both lived in the same house!
Holiday Cheers School Library Journal

By: Elizabeth Levy

Elizabeth Levy — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:37:44 +0000

Sheilah,
This feels like a Chanukah miracle of 2012. Was the house on Dana Road, in Buffalo? And if it was, by another Children’s book coincidence, my niece is named Dana, and she is now a children’s book writer too. That fireplace must have had magic.
Please let’s get in touch. You can reach me through my website or a liz@elizabethlevy.com

By: Sheilah

Sheilah — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:40:17 +0000

I have wondered for years if Elizabeth Levy lived in the same house i did many years later, and judging by the picture above, I can now say, yes she did! An unexpected side benefit of this nice feature.