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Leslie Kimmelman

Leslie Kimmelman is the author of more than 50 popular books for children; many of them have Jewish themes. She was a longtime children's book editor at various publishing houses, including more than 24 years at Sesame Workshop where she created Julia, the Muppet on the autism spectrum, for the book that first introduced her as a Sesame Street character. Leslie grew up outside Philadelphia and now makes her home in Ardsley, Westchester County, New York.