Yael Zoldan is an American author of Jewish children's books. She is renowned for her educational and narrative works, which are firmly grounded in Jewish themes. Her most recent book, The Girl with the Secret Name (2025), is a historical biography aimed at young readers. Zoldan is also the author of We Can Do Mitzvos from Aleph to Tav (2009) and When I Daven (2011).
Born in the United States, Yael Zoldan works as a freelance writer. She began publishing children's books in the late 2000s. Her early works focused on Jewish practice and values, presented in an accessible format for young children. In 2009, she published We Can Do Mitzvos from Aleph to Tav, followed in 2011 by When I Daven.
In 2013, she expanded her work with Shimmy Shambone Will NOT Take a Bath. This book launched the Shimmy Shambone series, which is written for early readers. In 2014, she published We Can Do Mitzvos Around the Jewish Year, which continued her use of rhythm and repetition to explore Jewish life and calendar observance.
In 2025, she published The Girl with the Secret Name. This novel recounts the true story of Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi, a 16^(th)-century Jewish woman who helped rescue hundreds of conversos during the Inquisition.
The story opens in Lisbon in 1522, on the eve of Beatriz de Luna’s twelfth birthday. That night, her father tells her, 'My daughter, we are Jews.' The book then traces Beatriz's life as she flees Portugal, lives in the Netherlands and Italy, and ultimately settles in Turkey.
Born in the United States, Yael Zoldan works as a freelance writer. She began publishing children's books in the late 2000s. Her early works focused on Jewish practice and values, presented in an accessible format for young children. In 2009, she published We Can Do Mitzvos from Aleph to Tav, followed in 2011 by When I Daven.
In 2013, she expanded her work with Shimmy Shambone Will NOT Take a Bath. This book launched the Shimmy Shambone series, which is written for early readers. In 2014, she published We Can Do Mitzvos Around the Jewish Year, which continued her use of rhythm and repetition to explore Jewish life and calendar observance.
In 2025, she published The Girl with the Secret Name. This novel recounts the true story of Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi, a 16^(th)-century Jewish woman who helped rescue hundreds of conversos during the Inquisition.
The story opens in Lisbon in 1522, on the eve of Beatriz de Luna’s twelfth birthday. That night, her father tells her, 'My daughter, we are Jews.' The book then traces Beatriz's life as she flees Portugal, lives in the Netherlands and Italy, and ultimately settles in Turkey.
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