# Deborah Bodin Cohen

Deborah Bodin Cohen is an American writer and rabbi. Among other honors, she won a 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award.
Cohen was born in 1968, in Columbia, Maryland. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan. In 1997, she was ordained at Hebrew Union College.
Cohen is married and has at least one child.

## Awards

Awards for Cohen's writing :
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | Seventh Day | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Notable |
| 2006 | Lilith's Ark | National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature | Winner |
| 2007 | Lilith's Ark | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Reader | Notable |
| 2008 | Papa Jethro | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Notable |
| 2009 | Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Honor |
| 2010 | Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Honor |
| 2011 | Engineer Air and the Sukkah Express | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Notable |
| 2025 | An Etrog from Across the Sea | Sydney Taylor Book Award for Picture Book | Winner |

## Publications
### Picture books
#### Engineer Ari books

* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2008). Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride. Illustrated by Shahar Kober. Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8225-8650-0.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2010). Engineer Ari and the Sukkah Express. Illustrated by Shahar Kober. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 978-0-761-35126-9.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2011). Engineer Ari and the Hanukkah Mishap. Illustrated by Shahar Kober. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 978-0-761-35146-7.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2015). Engineer Ari and the Passover Rush. Illustrated by Shahar Kober. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 978-1-467-73470-7.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2017). Engineer Arielle and the Israel Independence Day Surprise. Illustrated by Yael Kimhi Orrelle. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 978-1-512-42095-1.

#### Standalone books

* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2005). The Seventh Day: A Shabbat Story. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Pub. ISBN 978-1-580-13125-4.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2007). Papa Jethro. Illustrated by Jane Dippold. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Pub. ISBN 978-1-580-13252-7.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2009). Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim: A Passover Story. Illustrated by Jago. Kar-Ben Pub. ISBN 978-0-822-58764-4.
* Olitzky, Kerry M.; Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2023). An Invitation to Passover. Illustrated by Mariia Kolker. Moosic: Kalaniot Books. ISBN 979-8-9863965-0-7. OCLC 1345221874.
* Olitzky, Kerry M.; Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2023). The Sisters Z. Illustrated by Lena Tohoff. Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-960-37308-3.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin; Cohen, Olitzky (2024). An Etrog from Across the Sea. Illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 979-8-7656-0449-6.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2025). Avi the Ambulance Goes to the Beach. Illustrated by CB Decker. Apples & Honey Press. ISBN 978-1-681-15667-5.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin; Olitzky, Kerry M. (2025). Claudia Said Sí!: The Story of Mexico's First Woman President. Illustrated by Carlos Velez Aguilera. Apples & Honey Press. ISBN 978-1-681-15713-9.
* Cohen, Deborah Bodin; Olitzky, Kerry M. (2025). Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes Keleti. Illustrated by Martina Peluso. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN 979-8-7656-5275-6.
* Olitzky, Kerry M.; Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2025). Rembrandt Chooses a Queen. Illustrated by Cinzia Battistel. Apples & Honey Press. ISBN 978-1-681-15682-8.

### Young adult books

* Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2006). Lilith's Ark: Teenage Tales of Biblical Women. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. ISBN 978-0-8276-0833-7.

### Other

* Olitzky, Kerry M.; Cohen, Deborah Bodin (2024). Heroes With Chutzpah: 101 True Tales of Jewish Trailblazers, Changemakers & Rebels. Ben Yehuda Press. ISBN 978-1-953-82961-0.