Nina Jaffe

Biography

Nina Jaffe is the award-winning author of “While Standing on One Foot: Puzzle Stories” and “Wisdom Tales from the Jewish Tradition,” co-authored with Steve Zeitlin, as well as “A Voice for the People: A Biography of Harold Courlander” (both Holt). She lives in New York City with her family. Louise August illustrated “In the Month of Kislev: A Story of Hanukkah” by Nina Jaffe, which was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. A painter, printmaker, and muralist, Ms. August lives in New York City.