Richard Michelson, author portrait

Richard Michelson

Richard Michelson is the author The Language of Angels: The Reinvention of Hebrew, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, and Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy, which received the Massachusetts Book Award Honor and the Sydney Taylor Award Silver Medal, and was an NCSS Notable Book. His children’s books have been listed among the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, PW, and The New Yorker. His books for Calkins Creek are One of a Kind and What Louis Knows, which celebrate Jewish greats Sydney Taylor and Louis D. Brandeis, respectively. He owns R. Michelson Galleries, hosts Northampton Poetry Radio, and is the current poet laureate of Northampton, MA. He lives in Hampshire Country, MA. Visit richardmichelson.com.
What Louis Brandeis Knows
One of a Kind

Books

What Louis Brandeis Knows
One of a Kind

Books for Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month

This Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month (and beyond!), we’re celebrating authors, creators, and illustrators from the Hispanic and Latine community. Join us in uplifting their voices and stories by bringing them into your classroom. Find a full collection of Elementary School titles here.

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