Vicky Shiefman

Born: 06/29/1942   Detroit , MI
Parents: Saul and Emma Shiefman
Address(es):
Permanent :
New York , NY
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.vickyshiefman.com

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Kidding Around New York City : A Young Person's Guide Non Fiction , Travel Children , Teen John Muir Publication 1997
Sunday Potatoes, Monday Potatoes Picture Book Children New York; Simon & Schuster 1994
Good-bye to the Trees
- Based on her grandmother's immigration
Fiction Children , Teen Atheneum 1993
M is for Move : A Book of Consonants
- Photos by Bill Miller. Republished, 2004.
Non Fiction , Picture Book Children Dutton 1981
Mindy Fiction Children , Teen Macmillan 1975
- Contributor of articles on education to Nana, Mademoiselle, Moderator, and University of Chicago Maroon Non Fiction Adult
AIDS : Critical issues, pamphlet for teens
- My Sister She Got AIDS, story by Vicky
Non Fiction Teen
Raisins and Almonds (A Healthy Snack) Writers in the Kitchen, compiled by Tricia Gardella
- Vicky has a receipe in this collection
Non Fiction Children , Teen
What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "I still think of myself as a Michigander. In fact, I have a hard time voting in New York because it still doesn't seem real that I live here. Also, I've spent a good deal of time on the West Coast, as well as the East Coast, and each convinces me that I am truly a Midwesterner. It has something to do with rhythm, the pace by which one lives one's life, measures one's words-space, how you think homes should be, like apartments always seemed too cramped and there's no storage-emphasis, like the West Coast aims for style, newness, relaxation while the East energizes work and the Midwest combines work and play with an emphasis on family. I also valued the community feeling which I loved and also chafed under in the Detroit Jewish community; other places are more spread out and anonymous. I know people all over the world feel and long for the same things. Still there is a definite sense of place and while others jokingly label Midwesterners boring, I like that quality which I see as full of steady, unchanging, family values and that slower place. I'm glad I grew up in Detroit."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti , MI 1931

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Teacher of pre-kindergarten through second grade classes Board of Education New York , NY 1968
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