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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m honored to be Chair of the Society of Illustrators’ 69th Annual Exhibition alongside David Cooper. Huge thanks to Sally Deng for the amazing poster! Thank you to the judges, and special thanks to Arabelle Liepold and Jordan Lisicky for their support plus Marcos Chin for the nomination.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Paperback editions of Five Stories in Spanish and English are now available wherever books are sold! Holiday House did a beautiful job printing these, including Spanish translations of the street signage.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I am so excited to be part of the stellar lineup of authors and illustrators at the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival this year! ccbfestival.org

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LiveOakMedia @liveoakmedia.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"5 different narrators are recording the stories.... a fantastic production with stellar actors, original music, and sound effects from this award-winning studio" says author @ellenweinstein.bsky.social of FIVE STORIES www.ellenweinstein.com/blog/five-st...

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Five Stories Audiobook! — Ellen Weinstein

Last week, I recorded my author's note for the Live Oak Media audiobook of Five Stories. I had the pleasure of hearing Albert M. Chan beautifully narrate the story of Wei Ye from Fuzhou, China. Five...

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

For Sierra Magazine's Seedlings Issue for young readers. Earth's Time Capsules. Rocks, Glaciers, and Trees Offer Clues to the Planet's Past.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A double-page spread illustration of the Stanford Graduate School of Business campus for Stanford Business Magazine. Many thanks to Point 5 Design!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For The New Republic. In Yesteryear, an influencer wakes up in the nineteenth century to discover it's nothing like Instagram. A review of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Seen at Hudson News in Newark Airport!! Thank you @amy-guglielmo.bsky.social for the 📸!!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Big thank you to the Hudson Children's Book Festival for such a wonderful event on Saturday! It was an honor to participate and connect with so many readers, teachers, librarians, and other authors! Thank you to the Spotty Dog for selling our books and to all the staff and volunteers!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I am honored to have these two pieces selected for the American Illustration 45 Annual book! For Nautilus Magazine, the line between life and death, and Shyness for Medicine at Michigan magazine. Many thanks to the stellar jury, Mark Heflin, Nautilus, and Paul Wallen!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I am looking forward to attending the Hudson Children's Book Festival alongside a stellar lineup of authors and illustrators! May 2nd from 10:00 am to 3:00. Info on the festival here: hudsonchildrensbookfestival.org

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Join me Sunday, April 19, for a Five Stories storytime at the New York Historical. Link to event: tinyurl.com/3m4ee26k

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Thank you @lacarchlittlebookclub yesterday I shared Five Stories with over 300 students in classrooms across the USA and Venezuela. Thank you to the students and teachers for all your great questions!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! #kidlitart Hi! I am Ellen Weinstein, and I am an author and illustrator for readers of all ages. See more of my work at www.ellenweinstein.com/books

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Happy birthday to Yayoi Kusama, who is 97 years old today! Thank you for being such an inspiration! From Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity, published by the Museum of Modern Art.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Celebrate # InternationalWomensDay with these trailblazers. Francis Perkins, Secretary of Labor. This piece is a collage on paper and is in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Maya Angelou, Yoko Ono, and model turned war photographer, Lee Miller.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! #kidlitart Hi! I am Ellen Weinstein, and I am an author and illustrator for readers of all ages. See more of my work at www.ellenweinstein.com/books

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Feb 27): kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentorship, indie publishing, SCBWI SF conference, more. Thanks @ellenweinstein.bsky.social for the illo, @kbiddle.bsky.social @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social for the giveaways!

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The Weekly 411 (2/27/26)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year! From Five Stories, celebrating the Year of the Horse.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Cover for Science@MIT Winter edition—Future Vision—an introduction to the Dean's postdoctoral fellows and the future of science.

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

check out the full cast audiobook production too from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

For the Jewish Review of Books. "The Wife" by Cynthia Ozick. The short story takes place in a tenement building in the Bronx in the 1950s. It is always wonderful to hear that the author loved the art.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Join me for a special storytime featuring FIVE STORIES at Words on Warren this Saturday, January 24th, at 11:30 am. We'll celebrate community and escape the cold! 52 Warren St, Tribeca.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Cover for the Nautilus Magazine Food Issue. When We Were Lunch. Life Was No Picnic For Our Ancestors.

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LiveOakMedia @liveoakmedia.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"Listen to...full-cast production performed by Eva Kaminsky, Carlotta Brentan, Robert Jimenez, Desiree Rodriguez, Albert M. Chan & @ellenweinstein.bsky.social, to hear from 5 child residents across as many generations" www.publisherspotlight.com/many-doors-o...

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Many Doors, One Home: Apartment Living in Kids' Books - Publisher Spotlight

For many decades, children’s picture books we see in North America that include realistic descriptions and/or illustrations of dwellings have largely featured homes that appear to be single family, of...

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I am excited to join an incredible lineup of authors and illustrators at the first-ever Jewish Children's Book Festival with PJ Library and 92Y on Sunday, January 11! From 10:00 am-4:00 pm, read-aloud and signing of Five Stories at 2:30 pm. pjlibrary.org/jewishchildr...

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Free Books for Jewish Children and Their Families | PJ Library

PJ Library mails free Jewish children's books & music to families with Jewish children as a gift from your local community.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Wishing all light in the darkness and peace. Happy Hanukkah!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Support New York City museums this holiday season with these lovely gifts: New York Transit Museum 2025 Bus Festival merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, notebooks, magnets, pins, and stickers. Five Stories at the Tenement Museum, and Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity at MoMA gift shops.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Thank you for your beautiful performance!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I had a wonderful time with the Fifth-Grade and Kindergarten classes at PS 19, The East Village Community School, last week. We learned how to write and draw about our community. Big thank you to @eastvillagecommunityschool and @ps19evcparents for hosting me!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I am honored to receive a Stevan Dohanos Award – Honorable Mention at this year’s Society of Illustrators Members Show. Portrait of Mary Shelley and her pet boa constrictor from Recipes for Good Luck. Thank you to the President of the Society of Illustrators, Leslie Cober and the jury!

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American Illustration @amillus.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

AI43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social @ellenweinsteinilloz @holidayhousebks Five children from five different cultures and in five different decades grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side. #artwork #illustration #illustrator #digitalart #digitalillustration #nyc #lowereastside

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American Illustration @amillus.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

American Illustration 43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social @ellenweinsteinilloz @holidayhousebks Five children from five different cultures and in five different decades grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City over the course of a century. #nyc #lowereastside

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I am thrilled to have this piece selected for the American Illustration 44 book and looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the party! Many thanks to Mark Heflin, the jury and Nautilus Magazine

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! From Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity published by the Museum of Modern Art

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

For Harvard Law Bulletin. Books section: Recent Alumni Books. Many thanks to Ronn Campisi!!

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American Illustration @amillus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

American Illustration 43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social AD #artdirector Paige Vickers @pmvickers vox @voxdotcom.bsky.social When is a Nose Just a Nose Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose portraying Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. #awardwinningillustrator

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This beauty just arrived from @scbwi.bsky.social It is the Crystal Kite Award for Five Stories, the winner of the New York division. An enormous thank you to the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and all who have voted for and championed this book!

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

For The Washington Post. These days demand humility, which includes acknowledging that we do not have a monopoly on truth. Shana Tova! May this year bring peace and freedom for all.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

For Sierra Magazine. This Is How Climate Change Transformed a Maryland Neighborhood. “When a tree dies in a national forest, it’s one among thousands. When it dies in a backyard, it’s a friend.”

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

For Nautilus magazine. How To Tell If You’re Dead. The line between life and death has never been clear—and modern technology blurs it further.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The reprint is in and Five Stories is back in stock at the Tenement Museum shop!Signed copies are available.

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I had the pleasure of creating the illustration and graphics for the @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social 2025 Bus Festival. Look for the art across the MTA subway and bus network and on merch at the festival. Thank you @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social! More info: www.nytransitmuseum.org/busfestival/

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

For The Washington Post Style section. The Definitive Rules of Office Fashion. Sweatpants? No. But elastic waistbands? Absolutely.

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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Each winning title showcases exceptional storytelling, imaginative illustration, and creative excellence, representing the very best of children’s literature produced by SCBWI members around the world. www.scbwi.org/announces-wi...

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Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I am incredibly honored and thrilled that FIVE STORIES has won the Crystal Kite Award for the New York region!! Congratulations to the other winners and honorees, and thanks to the @scbwi.bsky.social and all who have voted and supported this book! #SCBWI #SCBWI25CK #CrystalKiteAward

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