News & Events

I recently started a new position as editor of the monthly About Our Children magazine! Flip through my first issue (Jan. 2020):

I’m booking author visits for 2020! Schedule your visit today!

Meet me at Storytime at the Curious Reader, 229 Rock Road, in Glen Rock, NJ, on Sunday, Nov. 24, @ 1 PM.

Join me at the Storytime Bonanza at Books of Wonder, 217 West 84 Street, NYC, on Sunday, Oct. 6, 11:30 am!

When the Night King from Game of Thrones (aka Vladimir Furdik) tells you to write many, many more book after “Vakavakaloch,” you get right to work!

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried wished Chana congrrratulations on Wakawakaloch! And now he needs a nap!

Here’s Akbar Gbajabilamila, host of American Ninja Warrior, congratulating Chana on Wakawakaloch! (At least he got Chana’s name right!)

Listen to the hoedown by comedian Colin Mochrie (“Whose Line Is It Anyway?”) in honor of the launch of Wakawakaloch!

Meet Chana at the Book Launch Party for My Name is Wakawakaloch! Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, 2-4 PM at the Teaneck Library!

MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH! is on today.com’s list of 20 Best Kids’ Books to Calm Back-To-School Jitters!

What’s in a name? Find out in this great article about MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH! in the Jewish Link of NJ.

Tune in to Chana’s radio interview about the story behind MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH! on JM in the AM on the Nachum Segal Network.

Betsy Bird shared a wonderful review and reveal of the trailer for MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH! on the Fuse8 School Library Journal blog!

“This is good stuff!” Hooray!

Animal Zombies has been selected as a Top Ten YALSA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers for 2019. To see the complete list, click here

Click on these links for interviews from Chana’s 18-city ANIMAL ZOMBIES radio tour:

Daddy Depot has been translated into Chinese! Translation of the title: The Perfect Father!

Chana Stiefel