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Janice Hechter

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Children's, Art, Nonfiction

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Janice Hechter is both an author and illustrator whose debut picture book, Adventure Girl, published in 2021 by Alazar Press, gained recognition in a New York Times article.
Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts’ Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park, written and illustrated by Janice, was published by Red Chair Press on February 4, 2025. KIRKUS REVIEWS described the book as “An inspiring true story of female empowerment.”
Where Are the Women? was selected as a finalist for the Goddard Riverside Youth Book Prize for Social Justice.
The book also won seven additional awards, including a Mom’s Choice Gold Award, a Bronze Readers’ Choice Award, a second Place Royal Dragonfly Book Award, a Book Excellence Award, a 2025 Internatio ...more

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	Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts' Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Elephant Escape, The by Una Belle Townsend (Goodreads Author), Janice Hechter (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventure Girl: Dabi Digs in Israel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Hooray for Heroes! by Mollie Wilson, Janice Hechter (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Nancy Lindstrom (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of Her Paintbrush: The Story of Theresa Bernstein 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AvI's Choice by Rebeka Rahmani Simhaee, Janice Hechter (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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At the beginning of this book we are introduced to a young girl named Bella, who loves to make things. She is shown building right from the beginning, and the reader gets to see many of the adorable items she has created, such as a house for her pupp ...more
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Janice Hechter rated a book it was amazing Shira the Singing Puppy by Ilana R Wieder (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love this book! Page by page, this story takes readers through each day of a family's week, filled with activities. The adorable family puppy, Shira, who loves to sing, is the star. This book introduces young readers to the Jewish ceremony of Havdal ...more
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With beautiful poetic language, bursting with engaging metaphors and similes, this book begins with artist Ruth Aiko Asawa as a child drawing her first lines. Lines are a recurrent theme throughout the book, skillfully tying all the parts of the stor ...more
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Janice Hechter rated a book it was amazing A Flood of Kindness by Ellen Leventhal	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love this book! The lyrical language is fun to read, the story is full of suspense, and the ending is very satisfying. I highly recommend this book.
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Janice Hechter rated a book it was amazing Eve and Adam and Their Very First Day by Leslie Kimmelman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In this beautifully written book, filled with vivid, lyrical language, the reader rides along with Eve and Adam as they experience all the creatures and plants of the world for the very first time. Eve's fearless, adventurous spirit drives the story. ...more
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Janice Hechter rated a book it was amazing Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the Race to Save Abraham Lincoln by Beth Anderson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book offers a fascinating peek into a historical moment in our country's history that most have never heard about. A female detective whisks the reader away on a thrilling journey to save Abraham Lincoln before it's too late. It reads like a thr ...more
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