

Everybody Says Shalom: A Sydney Taylor Honor Book (from the Association of Jewish Libraries).Write On, Irving Berlin!: Charlotte Award picture book winner from the New York State Reading Association.We’re Amazing, 1, 2, 3 (the book which introduced the character of Julia and the entire autism initiative at Sesame Workshop) received a prestigious 2017.She lives in Westchester County, New York, with her family.


For almost twenty-five years, she was an editor at Sesame Workshop, where she was one of the creators of Julia, who is autistic. Leslie Kimmelman is the author of many popular and prize-winning picture books for children, including the new Bat and Sloth series Write On, Irving Berlin Here Come the Helpers! and The Ghouls’ Guide of Good Grammar.
