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The Opposites of My Jewish Year

From the Series Very First Board Books

This new addition to our popular board book series including “Sounds of My Jewish Year,” “Shapes of My Jewish Year,” and “Colors of My Jewish Year” uses the Jewish holidays to teach the… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2005

The Passover Parrot, 2nd Edition

It's Lily's turn to say the Four Questions at the Passover Seder, but nobody will help her practice. Things change with the arrival of Hametz the Parrot. Clever Hametz not only helps Lily but Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: The Patchwork Torah
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The Patchwork Torah

As a child, David watches his grandfather, a Torah scribe or sofer, finish a Torah scroll for the synagogue. "A Torah is not something to be thrown away," his Grandfather explains. David's… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Prince of Steel Pier
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The Prince of Steel Pier

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award A Sydney Taylor Notable Book Tablet Magazine's Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year A young teen falls in with the mob, and learns a lesson about what… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022
Cover: The Purim Superhero
Starred Review & Award Count 1

The Purim Superhero

Nate loves aliens and he really wants to wear an alien costume for Purim, but his friends are all dressing as superheroes and he wants to fit in. What will he do? With the help of his two… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

The Purim Surprise

It seems Naomi's mother has forgotten her birthday, but delivering Purim treats to the neighbors brings Naomi a special surprise. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2004

The Queen Who Saved Her People

Though you may know the Purim plot, the same old story, this is not. You’ll want to give this shpiel a shot. Just be prepared to laugh a lot. The Purim story has never been more fun! This… Read More →

  • Dewey: 222'.909505
  • Copyright: 2011

There Was a Young Rabbi: A Hanukkah Tale

Hanukkah is a very busy time! Join the young rabbi as she makes festive preparations—spinning the dreidel, cooking a tasty meal, lighting the menorah, and more—in this cumulative, rhyming… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2020
Spring 2025

The Secret Recipe

"Una merenda azeremos," Abuela says to her grandson. "But I don't understand," says the boy. "It means 'we will cook together' in our secret language," says Abuela. That evening, Mamá… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2025
Spring 2025

The See-You-Soon Spice Box

Silas and Great-Grandma Faye always end their video calls with "See you soon!" Great-Grandma Faye says that Havdalah, which separates Shabbat from the rest of the week, is like saying "See… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2025

The Seventh Day: A Shabbat Story

In this adaptation of the creation story, God creates desert canyons and riverbeds as a potter would, the leopard's spots and the zebra's stripes as a painter would, and the voices of… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2005
Cover: The Shabbat Box
Starred Review & Award Count 1

The Shabbat Box

It's finally Ira's turn to take home the Shabbat Box from school. But a bad storm blows open his book bag and the box is lost. What will Ira do? A warm introduction to Shabbat for preschoolers. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2001

The Shabbat Princess

Rosie likes queens, but she really loves princesses! One Shabbat eve, she persuades her parents to invite the Shabbat Princess to their home. As the family prepares for their royal visitor,… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.3
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2011

The Shapes of My Jewish Year

From the Series Very First Board Books

Preschoolers can explore the Jewish holidays with familiar shapes--like a triangle, "a Purim hamantasch brimming over with sweet filling...," and more. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2003
Cover: The Six-Day Hero
Starred Review & Award Count 1

The Six-Day Hero

Motti knows that war is coming. Israel is only nineteen years old—the same age as Motti's brave older brother, Gideon—and the tiny country is surrounded by enemies. It's only a matter of time Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Sounds of My Jewish Year

From the Series Very First Board Books

Preschoolers can explore the Jewish holidays with familiar sounds--the "sizzle, sizzle" of potato latkes on Hanukkah, the "crunch, crunch" of matzah on Passover, and more. Read More →

  • Dewey: 296.4/3
  • Copyright: 2003

The Spy Who Played Baseball

Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player. He's Jewish—very unusual for the major leagues in the 1930s—has a law degree, speaks several languages, and loves traveling the world. He also… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • Dewey: 796.357092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2018

The Stars Will Be My Nightlight: A Sukkot Story

"Can we sleep in the sukkah?" the son asks his mom. She worries that it will be cold and dark, and that it might rain. “But the stars will be my nightlight,” the boy says, to which the mom smiles. Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022

The Upside-Down Boy and the Israeli Prime Minister

Daniel likes to do things backwards and upside down. He walks on his hands, walks backwards, and eats cereal for dinner. His teacher reminds him that when he visits the Prime Minister's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 490
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: The Whispering Town
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The Whispering Town

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden - based on a true story. It is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

The Woodcarver's Daughter

After a pogrom forces Batya's Russian Jewish family to leave their home and make the journey to America, Batya hopes her new life will offer her a chance to become a woodcarver like her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

The World Needs Beautiful Things

Young Bezalel is different from the other Israelite slaves in Egypt. He loves to collect stones, bugs, bits of string—these all seem beautiful to him. He keeps everything in his Beautiful… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

The Ziz and the Hanukkah Miracle

The Ziz, the giant bird from Jewish folklore, learns about the concept of sharing by helping the Maccabees find oil to light the menorah in the Temple, bringing about the miracle of Hanukkah. Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2006
Cover: Things That Shimmer
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Things That Shimmer

Praise for Things That Shimmer by Deborah Lakritz: Sydney Taylor Notable Book In the spring of 1973, Melanie Adler desperately wants to be accepted by the Shimmers, the popular kids in her… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024