Chaikin, Miriam.

Author/poet/editor born on December 8, 1928 in Israel. Most noted for stories about Jewish traditions and culture.

From the description of Miriam Chaikin papers 1971-1980. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37964420

American author of children's books; Sydney Taylor Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries for the entire body of her work in 1984.

From the description of Papers, 1979-1989. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680465

American author of children's books.

From the description of Make noise, make merry : the story and meaning of Purim : production material, ca. 1982-1983. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451310

From the description of Feathers in the wind : production material, ca. 1988-1989. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443421

From the description of Yossi tries to help God : production material, [1987?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443433

From the description of Joshua in the Promised Land : production material, [1982?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451308

From the description of The seventh day : the story of the Jewish Sabbath : production material, ca. 1979-1980. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443432

From the description of I should worry, I should care : production material, [1979?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443430

From the description of How Yossi beat the evil urge : production material, [1983?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443428

From the description of Yossi asks the angels for help : production material, [1985?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451311

From the description of Light another candle : the story and meaning of Hanukkah : production material, [1981?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451309

From the description of Friends forever : production material, [1988?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680466

From the description of Getting even : production material, [1982?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405877

From the description of Lower! higher! you're a liar! : production material, ca. 1983-1984. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405878

From the description of Exodus = [Yetsiʼat Mitsrayim] : production material, ca. 1984-1987. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405876

From the description of Finders weepers : production material, [1980?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494403

Miriam Chaikin was born December 8, 1924 in Jerusalem and came to the United States in 1925. She attended school in Brooklyn, New York and worked as a children's book editor and editorial director for various publishing companies. Miriam Chaikin began writing stories for adults and published her first story "Stranger" in Story [magazine] in 1964 and has also written for such journals as Good Housekeeping and Women's Day . In 1971, she published her first book for children, Ittki Pittki .

Miriam Chaikin writes for children to let them know "that they are not alone in what they feel" and aims to give her readers a vivid account of the joys and hardships of growing up. Throughout her career, Miriam Chaikin has written both fiction and non-fiction for children. Many of her books draw on her Jewish heritage and several of her works of fiction focus on the experiences of two characters, Molly a young girl growing up during World War II, and Yossi, a young Hasidic boy. She has also written several books dealing with the history and meaning of the Jewish holidays of Purim and Hanukkah as well as books telling the story of Exodus and Joshua. In 1984 she received the Sydney Taylor Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries for her work.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 24, p. 71. Children's Books: Awards and Prizes, 1992 ed., p. 139.

From the guide to the Miriam Chaikin papers, 1978-2004, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])