Jewish

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This Is Not a Cholent

Amira loves cholent—the special stew her family eats on Shabbat. And this year, she and Nana are competing in the big cholent competition! They use their Iraqi family’s special recipe. But… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2024

Tisha B'Av: A Jerusalem Journey

Israeli kids and their aunt observe the holiday of Tisha B'Av, which commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, by visiting an archaeological dig at the Temple Mount and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

Too Far From Home

"There's an Ethiopian; there's an Ethiopian!" I heard them shouting. I looked behind me, but I couldn't see any Ethiopian. Children began crowding round me, and I still didn't realize that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020

Too Many Cooks: A Passover Parable

Bubbe is interrupted while she is making charoses for the Passover seder. While she chats on the phone, family members wander into the kitchen and add their own "special ingredient" to spice… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2000

Tu B'Shevat Is Coming!

A family and their adorable dog celebrate the kid-friendly holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the birthday of trees! Read More →

  • Lexile: 340
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

Under the Sabbath Lamp

When Izzy and Olivia Bloom invite their neighbors over for Shabbat dinner, everyone is shocked to find out that the Blooms don't have Shabbat candles. Instead, they have something much more… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
Fall 2024

Violin of Hope

Based on the true story of luthiers who repair Holocaust-era violins. Papa plays beautiful music on the violin, sometimes quick and lively and sometimes slow and sorrowful. But one night,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

Walk Till You Disappear

Raised a Catholic, when 12-year-old Miguel suddenly learns that his ancestors were Jewish, his world seems to turn upside down. Rushing from the house, he becomes lost in the desert. Captured Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm

Faigel makes the best Hanukkah latkes in Chelm, but somehow, this year she's forgotten how to make them! She sends her husband, Shmuel, to ask the rabbi for help. And in Chelm, the village of Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

Whale of a Tale

From the Series Scarlett and Sam

Scarlett and Sam are back again in a twist on the biblical adventure tale of Jonah and the whale. When the twins take Grandma Mina's special carpet to be cleaned and repaired, they encounter… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

What a Way to Start a New Year!: A Rosh Hashanah Story

Beginning the New Year in a new city isn’t easy, and it definitely isn’t starting out very well for Dina and her family! But when they’re welcomed by warm and generous hosts in their new… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

When Lightnin' Struck

It’s 1928 in Odessa, Texas, and eleven-year-old James is struggling to find his purpose in life and to uncover a family secret. With his father struck dead by lightning and his mother in… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022
Cover: Where Do People Go When They Die?
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Where Do People Go When They Die?

In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2004

Where Is the Afikomen?

A little girl and her cat search high and low to find the Afikomen. Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 1989

Where's My Tushy?

"In one little town (it is sad but it's true), The tushies left town without leaving a clue." What happens when all the tushies in an unusual town decide to take a vacation? Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

Where's the Potty on This Ark?

Uh-oh! The animals need to go. Not just on a journey on Noah's Ark, but to the potty, too! Noah's wife, Naamah, helps each animal—owl, giraffe, monkey, raccoon, and even elephant—go potty… Read More →

  • Lexile: 490
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018
Spring 2025

Who Brought the Hamantaschen?

In this concept board book that also teaches colors, cute kids celebrate the holiday of Purim. Lily, in her red Queen Esther costume, brings red apples to the Purim party. Leo, dressed as a… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2025

Who's Got the Etrog?

Auntie Sanyu builds a sukkah in her Ugandan garden. Curious wildlife—the Warthog, the Lion, the Giraffe, the Elephant, and other animals—come to celebrate the Sukkot holiday. They all want to Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam

Two neighbors—one Jewish, one Muslim—have always been best friends. When they both fall on hard times, can they find a way to help each other? In Fawzia Gilani's retelling of this… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

Yossi and the Monkeys: A Shavuot Story

Yossi has no money to buy the food and flowers his family needs for Shavuot. He tries selling the kippahs his wife sewed, but he has no luck—until a mischievous monkey shows up. The monkey's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

You're the Cheese in My Blintz

From the Series Very First Board Books

In my blintz, you're the cheese. You're the sun in my sky. To my heart, you're the keys. You're the twinkle in my eye. This rhyming board book celebrates the importance of a young child as a Read More →

  • Lexile: 270
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2020

Yuvi's Candy Tree

In Ethiopia, Yuvi dreams of a land where water flows, bread is plentiful, and candy grows on trees. But it is only after a difficult journey that she arrives in Israel, where it appears that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2011
Spring 2025

Zayde Babysits before Passover

Passover starts tonight and Zayde is babysitting for Ruthie—his first time by himself! Mommy has left a list of things to do: Buy parsley at the grocery store for the seder plate, go to the… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2025
Cover: Zhen Yu and the Snake
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Zhen Yu and the Snake

When Zhen Yu strays from her father and gets lost at the market while looking at jade, her father meets a fortune-teller in tattered robes. “You will find your daughter where green stones… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2023