Who This Author Is

Barbara Diamond Goldin has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Journeys with Elijah: Eight Tales of the Prophet and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt Childrens Books and Penguin Group USA.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from Harcourt Childrens Books and Penguin Group USA

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt Childrens Books and Penguin Group USA.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Journeys with Elijah: Eight Tales of the Prophet

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 77 pages.

  2. Bat Mitzvah: A Jewish Girl's Coming of Age

    Penguin Group USA • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 139 pages.

  3. The Family Book of Midrash

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 128 pages.

  4. The Best Hanukkah Ever

    Marshall Cavendish Children's Books • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 32 pages.

  5. Coyote and the Fire Stick: A Pacific Northwest Indian Tale

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1996 • commitment varies by edition

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  6. Red Means Good Fortune: A Story of San Francisco's Chinatown (Once Upon America)

    Penguin Group USA • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 64 pages.

  7. The Magician's Visit

    Puffin • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 32 pages.

  8. The World's Birthday: A Rosh Hashanah Story

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1995 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995.

  9. Mountain of blintzes

    Marshall Cavendish • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2010.

  10. The Girl Who Lived With the Bears

    Heinemann/Raintree • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1998.

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