Martha Seif Simpson

This was my booth at the 2023 Shoreline Jewish Festival. I sold my books and gave away 140 more!

My table at the 2022 Shoreline Jewish Festival in August.In addition to selling my own books, I gave away 82 more books that I read in consideration for the 2020 and 2021 Sydney Taylor Book Awards.

I shared a table with author/illustrator Janice Hechter at Books on Pratt in june, 2021. Another wonderful day, meeting other local authors and illustrators and selling books.

Here I am at the Shoreline Jewish Festival in August, 2021. It was a beautiful day, and I met lots of families who came to enjoy the festivities. I even signed a copy of Esther's Gragger for a girl named Esther, which made her very happy!

My first American Library Association book signing, at the June 2019 Annual Conference! Thanks to the wonderful folks at Publisher Spotlight for hosting me. We gave away copies of Esther's Gragger and I met so many lovely people.

At the Local Authors Fest, held at the Public Library of New London, 2019.

I celebrated Literacy Night in March of 2019 at H. S. Chase Elementary School in Waterbury, CT.

Thanks to Miriam Giskin for inviting me!

I had a wonderful time reading my Hanukkah book to the families in Marblehead, MA.

I made some new author friends at the 2015 Stratford Library Indie Author Day. Back row: R.J. Grand, Katie L. Caroll, Jillary Tubin, Martha Seif Simpson, Bob Wirz. Front row: Jared Topalian, Stacy Barnett Mozer, Will Duchon

Reading The Dreidel That Wouldn't Spin at the New Haven Jewish Comunity Center's holiday event in 2014.

During BookExpo Americain 2014, I went to dinner with some Wisdom Tales publishers and authors. Here I am with Jacqueline Jules and her husband, Mary-Kathryne Steele, Alexis York Lumbard, and Joseph Fitzgerald.

Signing my books at the 2014 Connecticut Library Association Conference.

Saturday, May 4, 2013 - The Stratfod Library had a book lauch for my first picture book, What Not to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day!