Janice Hechter
janicehechter.bsky.social
Janice Hechter
@janicehechter.bsky.social
Author/Illustrator
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Congrats to @janicehechter.bsky.social and @redchairpress.bsky.social! Where are the Women?, which tells the true story of Girl Scouts who successfully campaigned for the first statue honoring real women in Central Park, is shortlisted for our youth social justice book prize. #GoddardBookPrizes
September 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Got to spend my morning at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, MA for a book reading by the oh-so-talented @janicehechter.bsky.social! #kidlit #amreading #writingcommunity
June 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Check out my new Writers’ Rumpus Blog interview with Janice Hechter, author and illustrator of WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? Leave a comment and enter our book giveaway!! 📚🍪❤️ #kidlit @writersrumpus.bsky.social @janicehechter.bsky.social @redchairpress.bsky.social

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Where Are the Women? Interview With Author-Illustrator Janice Hechter…And a Giveaway!
“An inspiring true story of female empowerment.” -KIRKUS REVIEWS
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July 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Where Are the Women? at the ALA Conference
June 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I will be giving a presentation on my new book, Where Are the Women? at the New Britain Museum of American Art for Women's History Month. This will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Admission will be free all day, with programs taking place throughout the day.
February 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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In Going Off Script @janicehechter.bsky.social shares how she researched to write WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? a story of the power of youth!
+ BOOK GIVEAWAY! Hope you'll stop by the blog!😍🥳
#writingforchildren
#statues #illustration #GirlScouts #kidlit, #nonfiction
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Behind the Scenes: “Going Off Script” by Janice Hechter
Ideas for books are everywhere, and sometimes arise from a question. In this post, author/illustrator Janice Hechter shares her process of gathering information, which ended up stretching her beyon…
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February 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Meet author/illustrator @janicehechter.bsky.social & discover her new NF PB - Where Are The Women? - about the NYC Girl Scout Troops' mission to install a female statute in Central Park.
www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Red Chair Press Books #interview #kidlit
February 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
January 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy for this great review from KIRKUS about my new nonfiction book, WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?

Kirkus Reviews recommends the book, calling it "An inspiring true story of female empowerment."
Our Verdict: GET IT."

#girlpower #womenpower #kidlit #feminism

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WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? | Kirkus Reviews
In author/illustrator Hechter’s educational nonfiction children’s book, kids learn a valuable lesson about how to use activism and perseverance.
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December 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts' Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park
Comes out February 4, 2025 with Red Chair Press. The true story of a group of New York City Girl Scouts who learn that there are no statues of women in Central Park. #edusky #kidlit #statues #socialjustice
December 6, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Yesterday I went to a terrific presentation by the author of Rising from the Ashes, Paula Yoo. Here I am in the pic with Paula. Thank you Michelle Henry!
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM