Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Born and brought up in Brooklyn, New York, Eric A. Kimmel is a professor emeritus of education at Portland State University. Kimmel has written more than fifty picture books and novels. Known for his adaptations and retellings of folktales from around the world, particularly Yiddish tales, he has received the Caldecott Medal and the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award.

Trina Schart Hyman was an American children’s book illustrator, whose work appeared in over 150 books. She was the recipient of the 1985 Caldecott Medal for picture book illustration.