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The Backyard Secrets of Danny Wexler

Eleven-year-old Danny Wexler, the only Jewish boy in his blue-collar town during the late 1970s, is obsessed with the Bermuda Triangle. When a local child goes missing, Danny's convinced it's Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

The Best Four Questions

Marcy is finally old enough to ask The Four Questions at her family's Passover seder. She's sure when it's her time to shine, her questions will be the best ever. Though her four (funny)… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019

The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever

It's almost Sukkot, and Micah and his family are heading to Farmer Jared's pumpkin patch. Micah wants to find the very best pumpkin to decorate his family's sukkah, but Farmer Jared says his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Book of Secrets

This exciting graphic novel presents a series of puzzling mystical Jewish stories weaving together a daring adventure tale, following siblings Rose and Ben as they search for their missing… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2020

The Boy from Seville

Manuel Nuñez’s life changes forever on the day his parents trust him enough to reveal a secret; they are Jews. Brought up as a Christian during the Spanish Inquisition of the 17th century,… Read More →

  • ATOS: 5.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2007

The Count's Hanukkah Countdown

At a Hanukkah party on Sesame Street, Grover and the Count welcome visiting Israeli Muppet friends Brosh and Avigail, tell the story of Hanukkah, feast on latkes, and learn that EIGHT is the… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2012

The Cricket and the Ant: A Shabbat Story

The fun-loving Cricket neglects his Shabbat tasks while the industrious Ant does hers, but Cricket surprises her by coming to the rescue just in time to save her Shabbat celebration.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Edelweiss Pirates

In Germany in 1938, playing and dancing to jazz music is forbidden. The Hitler Youth patrol the night streets looking for anyone who breaks the rules. Albert is a member of the Edelweiss… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018
Spring 2025

The Elephant and the Purim Crown

Rachel thinks she will feel like Queen Esther when she rides an elephant draped in fancy fabric through the streets of Rangoon. Then she notices the old elephant's bruised and cracked feet,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2025

The Elephant in the Sukkah

Henry, once a happy circus elephant, feels lonely and sad at the farm for old elephants, where nobody wants to hear him sing. One evening, he follows the sound of music and singing to the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019

The Family with Two Front Doors

Meet the Rabinovitches: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing Jewish rituals and lots of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

The First Gift

A boy tells about the first gift he ever received -- his name! Named after the legendary King David, little David introduces the concept of names and where they come from, how nicknames… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2006

The Flower Girl Wore Celery

Emma can't wait for her cousin Hannah's wedding. She's going to be the flower girl. That means she'll wear a celery dress and walk down the aisle with the ring bear, leading the way for the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Golden Bell

In biblical times, Itamar, the tailor's son, has carefully carried the High Priest's robe—with its little golden bells sewn onto the hem—home for his father to mend. But one day, one of the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story
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The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story

Loosely based on the Hasidic legend "The Tear of Repentance", The Hardest Word is a story about forgiveness. The Ziz, a wonderful bird who lived long ago, is so big and clumsy that he can't… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2001
Cover: The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music
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The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music

When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two most precious possessions—the key to their old house and the Ladino… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019

The Littlest Levine

Hannah doesn't like being the littlest Levine. She's too short to hang fruit from the sukkah and too young to light the Hanukkah candles by herself. But when Passover comes, the littlest… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

The Littlest Mountain

God realizes that the people of the world need rules to live by, and decides to speak to them from a mountaintop. Beautiful Mount Carmel, tall Mount Hermon, and majestic Mount Tabor all vie… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

The Missing Letters: A Dreidel Story

It's almost Hanukkah and the dreidel-maker's shop is busy. But all is not well for the four Hebrew letters that will soon go on the wooden tops. The Heys, the Nuns, and the Shins are jealous… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
Spring 2025

The Mitzvah Fairy

The Mitzvah Fairy wakes up early to spread joy. He fluffs his wings. Then he grabs his crown and wand. First stop: Bubbe and Zayde's house. Bubbe has the sniffles so the Mitzvah Fairy swoops… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2025

The Mitzvah Magician

"One-wish, two-wish, Jew-wish!" Gabriel's magic wand gets him into trouble around the house, until he learns that the greatest magician is a Mitzvah Magician, using his powers to do good deeds. Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2012

The Mountain Jews and the Mirror

Yosef and Estrella have spent their whole lives in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. When they move to the city, they face a strange, unfamiliar world. Will their love survive the surprises of their Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2015

The Mouse in the Matzah Factory

Journey with a curious little mouse as he travels from a wheat field in the country to a big city factory where harvested wheat is baked into matzah. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2003

The Numbers of My Jewish Year

From the Series Very First Board Books

The fifth in the popular "My Jewish Year" board book series, this book teaches children to count from one to ten through symbols of the various Jewish holidays, from one shofar through ten… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2006