Reviews
The Christmas Mitzvah
“The Christmas Mitvzah will leave the reader with a warm, gratifying feeling and a desire to find people in need of help who they can assist in ways large and small.”—Jewish Book Council View →
A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah
“Churnin’s comprehensive and inspiring text, paired with Nayberg’s rich multi-layered, expressive, and artful mixed-media illustrations, bring to life this remarkable woman who was long overdue for a picture book biography.” — Rachel Kamin, Jewish Book… View →
Sydney A. Frankel's Summer Mix-Up
“This amusing romp with its twisty plot and its sparkling writing teaches these lessons with a light touch and a large helping of humor. The easy-to-read chapter book format is inviting. Readers will be both entertained and enlightened.” — Michal Hoschander… View →
The Backyard Secrets of Danny Wexler
“Readers will be entertained but will also come away with food for thought and material for serious discussion with classmates, teachers, and parents as they read about an imaginative boy and the world in which he, and all of us, live.” — Michal Hoschander… View →
37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939
37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939 is highly recommended and includes an author’s note with historical background and a useful timeline of events." — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference
“Bonnie Lindauer tells Hannah’s story in an engaging way. Her descriptions, along with Sofia Moore’s beautiful, muted-color illustrations bring the era alive. The illustrations are integral to the story and are particularly effective in scenes of diverse women banding together in… View →
Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference
‘Like her friends Jane Addams and Susan B. Anthony, Solomon didn’t let the rigid social mores for women in the early 1900s keep her from advocating for immigrants, the poor, and women. This accessible picture-book biography introduces a lesser-known social reformer who… View →
The Singer and the Scientist
“This highly recommended story includes an informative author’s note about the social activism of the book’s subjects.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
And a Cat from Carmel Market
“And a Cat from Carmel Market is highly recommended and includes a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish words.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
The Upside-Down Boy and the Israeli Prime Minister
“This story is recommended for its lighthearted approach to Israeli history and society.” — Michal Hoschlander Malen, Jewish Book Council View →
Natan Sharansky: Freedom Fighter for Soviet Jews
“The graphic novel format makes it fully accessible to young readers and gives the story the urgency it demands.”— Leslie Kimmelman, Jewish Book Council View →
An Egg for Shabbat
“Using a comic strip format and rhyming text, this clever picture book addresses the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, with a uniquely Jewish spin.” — Emily Schineider, Jewish Book Council View →
A Rainy Day Story
“There’s much to learn from this simple story; it delivers the kind of lesson that sticks. Once absorbed, it can change a child’s outlook and will last for a lifetime.” — Michal Hoschlander Malen, Jewish Book Council View →
Matzah Craze
“Children will understand that the flat crunchy bread with holes may be delicious, but the commitment of friends to accommodate and embrace each other’s differences is most important.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
The Abba Tree
“This warm picture book shows us a lovely holiday which connects humans with nature.” — Ellen G. Cole, Jewish Book Council View →
The Book of Secrets
“This graphic book celebrates Jewish heritage with each story it tells, and encourages its readers to do the same.” — Ricahrd C. Kraus, Jewish Book Council View →
Nicanor's Gate
“This superb story is worthy of being read, shared, and reread often.” — Michal Hoschander Malen, Jewish Book Council View →
Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place
“Author and illustrator do not deny Miep Gies’s extraordinary heroism but frame it as a natural response to the events of her life and the depth of her emotional involvement in her Jewish compatriots’ tragedy.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
Too Far From Home
“The book’s focus on immigration and family will be relevant to many readers and enlightening to others. Meskerem’s experiences and their historical context are important for readers of all backgrounds. This worthy story, which approaches race, bigotry, and… View →
Hillel Builds a House
“The story works well as a joyful read-aloud while preparing for Sukkot or at any time of the year.” — Michal Hoschander Malen, Jewish Book Council View →
There Was a Young Rabbi: A Hanukkah Tale
“This highly recommended tale is fundamentally a book about family and about the strength of Jewish women, focusing on the rabbi’s melding of her maternal and rabbinic roles.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
My Sister Is Sleeping
“In this highly recommended story, Busheri and Kichka have envisioned the arrival of a baby through the eyes of an older child, one whose imagination makes her open to change.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
Miriam at the River
“Although the book closes with Miriam’s confident assertion that ‘some day all the world/will know my brother’s name,’ Yolen and Le have presented the early life of a woman who will also change history.”— Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →