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Only Nine Chairs: A Tall Tale for Passover

This whimsical, rhyming story presents a new solution to an old problem—the overcrowded seder. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1995
Cover: On One Foot
Starred Review & Award Count 1

On One Foot

An impatient young man comes to Jerusalem looking for someone to teach him the Torah - while standing on one foot! The city is full of learned rabbis, but none of them can help him until he… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: Oy, Santa!: Or, There's a Latke to Learn about Hanukkah
Starred Review & Award Count 1 1
Fall 2024

Oy, Santa!: Or, There's a Latke to Learn about Hanukkah

Oliver Overstreet tries to get Santa to understand how special Hanukkah is. Even though Santa knows some things—like Oliver's friend Ibrahim also doesn't celebrate Christmas—Oliver loses… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2024

Passover Is Coming!

Passover is coming! Readers join a cute family and their dog as they prepare for and celebrate the spring holiday of Passover, cleaning the house, making matzah ball soup, assembling the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 330
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2016

Passover Scavenger Hunt

Rachel's uncle is terrible at hiding the afikomen. It's always too easy to find! So this year, Rachel decides to take over. She finds the perfect hiding spot and creates a series of clues for Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

Paulie's Passover Predicament

Paulie the moos-ician can hardly wait to host a Passover seder for his friends. Unfortunately, his seder doesn't turn out quite the way he planned. Will the hunt for the afikomen make the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 660
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Pavel and the Tree Army
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Pavel and the Tree Army

Pavel is a new American, excited about his new country. When his rabbi tells him that the Civilian Conservation Corps is hiring young people, Pavel is thrilled. As a member of the Corps, he… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019

Peek-A-Boo Passover

“Peek-a-boo!” says a child on each page of this Passover board book, as little readers get a glimpse of all the items that appear on the Passover seder table. Turn the page to find out what… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022

Pickled Watermelon

It's the summer of 1986, and eleven-year-old Molly just wants to spend the summer with her friends at camp. Instead, she reluctantly heads to Israel to visit family she barely knows! With a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Missing Kiddush Cup

From the Series Pinky Bloom

Fourth grader Penina—aka Pinky—is a Yankees fan, an older sister, and Brooklyn's greatest kid detective. With the help of her pet cat DJ, her best pal Lucy Chang, and her little brother Avi,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Professor Buber and His Cats

Nine is just the right number Ketem the cat is looking for a new home. Professor Buber’s house looks like a good place to live, but the local cats tell Ketem the famous writer doesn’t want… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022

Purim Is Coming!

Roll dough, not too thick. Which fillings to pick? Purim is coming! The fifth in the popular Jewish holiday board book series by Newman and Garofoli, a family and their adorable dog celebrate Read More →

  • Lexile: 340
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

Rainbow Candles: A Hanukkah Counting Book

A child's first Hanukkah counting book full of colorful pictures. Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2001

Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby

Scribble-scrabble. Scribble-scrabble. What is the noise coming from under Annie's bed? It's a little white goat, says her mother. Together mother and child create a fantastical adventure in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Raquela's Seder
Starred Review & Award Count 1 2

Raquela's Seder

Raquela yearns to celebrate a Passover seder, but Inquisition-era Spain is a time when Jews must hide their religion. Under the rising moon, her clever papa, the best fisherman in town,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022

Rashad's Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr

From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Holidays and Special Days

For Muslims, Ramadan is a time for fasting, prayer, and thinking of others. Rashad tries to be good all month. When it's time for Eid al-Fitr, he feasts and plays! Find out how people… Read More →

  • Lexile: 490
  • ATOS: 2.7
  • Dewey: 297.3'6
  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: Rebecca's Journey Home
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Rebecca's Journey Home

A Jewish family adopts a baby from Vietnam and her new brothers eagerly await her homecoming. Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2006
Fall 2024

Rebecca's Prayer for President Lincoln

Each night when she says her prayers, Rebecca thinks of her Papa who lost a hand while fighting in President Lincoln's war. He still believes the war was righteous: "We Jews, who were once… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2024
Cover: Rifka Takes a Bow
Starred Review & Award Count 1 3

Rifka Takes a Bow

Rifka's parents are actors in the Yiddish Theater in New York, but one day Rifka finds herself center stage in a special role! A slice of immigrant life on New York's Second Avenue, this is… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

Rise & Shine: A Challah-Day Tale

What is the mysterious writing on a crumpled piece of paper that Sammy and Sophie find in the attic? The answer leads to a happy baking adventure at Grandma Gert’s retirement home. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

Room for One More

For twelve-year-old Rosetta Wolfson, the war in Europe seems very far off from her home in Canada. Then Mr. Schwartzberg comes to tea and asks Rosetta's parents if they will take in a young… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Rosh Hashanah Is Coming!

Introduce young children to Jewish life with Very First Board Books. Crack the eggs. Hear the sound? Make this braided challah round. Rosh Hashanah is coming. This sweet board book… Read More →

  • Lexile: 270
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2016

Rosie Saves the World

Rosie can't wait to start doing good deeds to save the world. But as she helps the people in her neighborhood, she is soon so busy saving the world that she doesn't have time for her own… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

Sadie and Ori and the Blue Blanket

Sadie, Ori, and Grandma all love the soft blue "Together Blanket" that Grandma knit when Sadie was born. They use it for building forts, for snuggling and fun. As Sadie and Ori grow up and as Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • Dewey: 200
  • Copyright: 2015