Welcome to my website!
Hi Everybody! Thanks for stopping by.
I'm Martha Seif Simpson, children's librarian, and author of several picture books as well as resource books for librarians and educators. I'm also active in professional library associations and writers groups. On my website, you can find information about my books and activities that go along with them. I'll post updates about my author appearances and book events, as well as the various committees I am involved with. My newsletter ceased publication after May 2025, but I'm getting ready to set up a Substack. I'll let you know when it's ready! Meanwhile, you can find me on Facebook as Martha KidLit Author. See the Contact tab for more socail media info.
If you like my books, I would appreciate it if you could post a kind review on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. More to come!
E Train interviewed Dara Henry, Jamie Emaus,
Henry Herz, Kerry Olitzky, and me about our
Hanukkah books!
Click here to watch the video.
Leanna at @ReadYourWorldMCBD interviewed me on December 12, 2024 about my picture books. Except for a small tech glitch at the beginning (and when I mentioned Esther having a dreidel instead of a gragger) I think I did pretty well for my first Instagram interview. Read Your World, formerly called Multicultural Children's Book Day, promotes diverse books, which includes books with Jewish characters. We talked a bit about why it's important for kids (and adults) to read and listen to multicultural stories.