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Ellen Weinstein
@ellenweinstein.bsky.social
Illustrator, Author, New Yorker
Five Stories, Holiday House
Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA
IG: www.instagram.com/ellenweinsteinilloz
WEB: ellenweinstein.com
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check out the full cast audiobook production too from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
For the Jewish Review of Books. "The Wife" by Cynthia Ozick. The short story takes place in a tenement building in the Bronx in the 1950s. It is always wonderful to hear that the author loved the art.
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Join me for a special storytime featuring FIVE STORIES at Words on Warren this Saturday, January 24th, at 11:30 am. We'll celebrate community and escape the cold! 52 Warren St, Tribeca.
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Cover for the Nautilus Magazine Food Issue. When We Were Lunch. Life Was No Picnic For Our Ancestors.
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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"Listen to...full-cast production performed by Eva Kaminsky, Carlotta Brentan, Robert Jimenez, Desiree Rodriguez, Albert M. Chan & @ellenweinstein.bsky.social, to hear from 5 child residents across as many generations" www.publisherspotlight.com/many-doors-o...
Many Doors, One Home: Apartment Living in Kids' Books - Publisher Spotlight
For many decades, children’s picture books we see in North America that include realistic descriptions and/or illustrations of dwellings have largely featured homes that appear to be single family, of...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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January 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I am excited to join an incredible lineup of authors and illustrators at the first-ever Jewish Children's Book Festival with PJ Library and 92Y on Sunday, January 11! From 10:00 am-4:00 pm, read-aloud and signing of Five Stories at 2:30 pm. pjlibrary.org/jewishchildr...
Free Books for Jewish Children and Their Families | PJ Library
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January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Wishing all light in the darkness and peace. Happy Hanukkah!
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Support New York City museums this holiday season with these lovely gifts: New York Transit Museum 2025 Bus Festival merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, notebooks, magnets, pins, and stickers. Five Stories at the Tenement Museum, and Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity at MoMA gift shops.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thank you for your beautiful performance!
Finally heard the audiobook for FIVE STORIES by @ellenweinstein.bsky.social, produced by @liveoakmedia.bsky.social.

AudioFile Magazine: "Listeners meet... Wei Ye in the present day, whose lively curiosity is beautifully depicted by Albert M. Chan."

#actorslife #immigration #voiceover #asianactor
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I had a wonderful time with the Fifth-Grade and Kindergarten classes at PS 19, The East Village Community School, last week. We learned how to write and draw about our community. Big thank you to @eastvillagecommunityschool and @ps19evcparents for hosting me!
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am honored to receive a Stevan Dohanos Award – Honorable Mention at this year’s Society of Illustrators Members Show. Portrait of Mary Shelley and her pet boa constrictor from Recipes for Good Luck.

Thank you to the President of the Society of Illustrators, Leslie Cober and the jury!
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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AI43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social @ellenweinsteinilloz
@holidayhousebks
Five children from five different cultures and in five different decades grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side.
#artwork #illustration #illustrator #digitalart #digitalillustration #nyc #lowereastside
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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American Illustration 43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social @ellenweinsteinilloz
@holidayhousebks
Five children from five different cultures and in five different decades grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City over the course of a century.
#nyc #lowereastside
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I am thrilled to have this piece selected for the American Illustration 44 book and looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the party! Many thanks to Mark Heflin, the jury and Nautilus Magazine
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy Halloween! From Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity published by the Museum of Modern Art
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For Harvard Law Bulletin. Books section: Recent Alumni Books.
Many thanks to Ronn Campisi!!
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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American Illustration 43 Winner @ellenweinstein.bsky.social
AD #artdirector Paige Vickers @pmvickers
vox @voxdotcom.bsky.social
When is a Nose Just a Nose
Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose portraying Leonard Bernstein in Maestro.
#awardwinningillustrator
October 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This beauty just arrived from @scbwi.bsky.social It is the Crystal Kite Award for Five Stories, the winner of the New York division. An enormous thank you to the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and all who have voted for and championed this book!
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
For The Washington Post. These days demand humility, which includes acknowledging that we do not have a monopoly on truth.
Shana Tova!
May this year bring peace and freedom for all.
September 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
For Sierra Magazine. This Is How Climate Change Transformed a Maryland Neighborhood.

“When a tree dies in a national forest, it’s one among thousands.  When it dies in a backyard, it’s a friend.”
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For Nautilus magazine. How To Tell If You’re Dead. The line between life and death has never been clear—and modern technology blurs it further.
September 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The reprint is in and Five Stories is back in stock at the Tenement Museum shop!Signed copies are available.
September 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I had the pleasure of creating the illustration and graphics for the @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social 2025 Bus Festival. Look for the art across the MTA subway and bus network and on merch at the festival. Thank you @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social!

More info: www.nytransitmuseum.org/busfestival/
August 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I had the pleasure of creating the illustration and graphics for the @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social 2025 Bus Festival. Look for the art across the MTA subway and bus network and on merch at the festival. Thank you @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social!
More info: www.nytransitmuseum.org/busfestival/
August 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM