Reviews
ABC Hanukkah Hunt
“This is a bright, cheery ABC book with a Hanukkah theme. The clever rhymes have rhythm and meter and touch on all aspects of the holiday. What distinguishes this book from a crowded field, though, is that the reading is an active experience rather than… View →
I'm Sorry, Grover: A Rosh Hashanah Tale
“Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group headquartered in Minneapolis, continues to release a variety of delightful holiday books for young readers. Among the offerings this year are a well-intentioned puppy, an apologetic Sesame Street character and two… View →
Sammy Spider's First Book of Jewish Holidays
“Young children will love this introductory board book for the Jewish holidays filled with entertaining illustrations of Sammy the Spider, and one simple holiday fact per page. It is filled with just enough information to satisfy little ones’ curiosity, yet… View →
I'm Sorry, Grover: A Rosh Hashanah Tale
“Youngsters 2-6 will enjoy this Shalom Sesame tale as they learn the importance of forgiveness and repentance, two prevalent themes of the Jewish New Year. Sesame Street lovers will appreciate this beautifully illustrated book, filled with their favorite characters.” —… View →
Sammy Spider's First Yom Kippur
“Filled with lively illustrations, children will be engrossed by this animated tale, while they learn the importance of reconciliation.” — Jewish Journal View →
Snowball Truce!: Book 2
“Rosemary Wells’ Max and Ruby fans will recognize the maturing relationship in these quick adventures.” —Booklist Online View →
“Friedman (the Mallory series) makes April believably melodramatic, self-absorbed, and insecure, yet keeps her fully sympathetic as she faces the confusion of growing up, changing relationships, and figuring out what truly matters.” —Publishers Weekly View →
Dino-Wrestling
“As usual, Gott offers dynamic, vivid interpretations of each showdown.” —Publishers Weekly View →
Play It Again, Mallory
“Mallory’s emotions are clearly expressed in the first-person narrative and the many grayscale illustrations.” —Booklist Online View →
“Jonathan’s perspective in hindsight offers a nuanced view of temptation in the face of moral obligations.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Rifka Takes a Bow
“Vividly capturing a bygone New York, ‘Rifka Takes a Bow’ also celebrates the enduring pleasures of childhood…Written in English, it offers a charming tribute to the droll cadences, reassuring logic and irrepressible humor of Yiddish itself.” —The New… View →
My Happy Life
http://www.reading.org/reading-today/post/rty/2013/08/21/back-to-school-books#.UxSw4fldV20 Back to School Books BY THE CL/R SIG August 21, 2013 Lagercrantz, R. (2013). My happy life. Reprint Edition. New… View →
Sex & Violence
“Mesrobian takes aim at big topics….By focusing on Evan, Mesrobian talks about hookup culture in a way that is character-based, not agenda-driven, and showcases a teenager who grows and changes without becoming unrecognizable or saintly.” —starred, Publishers Weekly View →
Don't Sneeze at the Wedding
“Anna has a tickly nose, and the adults are all in tizzy: she’s the flower girl for her Aunt Rachel, and what if she sneezes while the bride and groom are having their big moment under the chuppah? Everybody has a tip to keep the ‘Ah-choos’ in check—family members,… View →
Snowball Truce!: Book 2
“With its brevity and easy wit, this should be a quick sell to reluctant readers. A quick and enjoyable yarn.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
“In this first title of her new series, Friedman delves into a plethora of teen concerns as April copes with body-image worries, friendships, family relationships and first kisses. She consummately conveys April’s self-absorption, adeptly capturing the turmoil of the shifting View →
Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
“Rockwell relates her tale in a fast-paced narrative that will hopefully encourage readers to turn into listeners. Bootman’s emotive, full-bleed artwork provides a lively accompaniment. A notable look at a little-known piece of jazz history.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Sadie's Almost Marvelous Menorah
“The fragility of a child’s lovingly crafted clay menorah highlights the symbolism of the candle-lighting ritual. At school, Sadie works hard to carefully sculpt and paint her clay menorah, featuring a raised, centered candle holder for the shamas (lighting candle)… View →
“From Sunday to Friday, a young, small boy named Ted spends his days doing some big things to make the world a kinder, better place. On Shabbat he rests, dreaming of tikkun olam, the repair of the world. ‘Tikkun Olam Ted’ is a lively toddler book with… View →
What a Way to Start a New Year!: A Rosh Hashanah Story
“Award-winning author Jacqueline Jules’ What a Way to Start a New Year! is a lighthearted and authentic story for Rosh Hashanah that reflects the diversity of today’s Jewish families and the hustle and bustle of daily life.” —Arizona Jewish Post View →
Leaping at Shadows
“Atwood uses a light touch to create pleasant characters and a suspenseful premise, never letting the sinister notes weigh too heavily on the proceedings.” —Publishers Weekly View →
Dino-Wrestling
“Many a little reader will do a victory dance in the stacks for this combination of dinosaurs and hand-to-hand combat.” —Booklist Online View →
A Summer of Sundays
“®eaders’ affection for Sunday won’t waver as this independent protagonist finds a way to balance her desire to be noticed with a growing maturity.” —Publishers Weekly View →