Reviews
Santa's Secrets Revealed: All Your Questions Answered about Santa's Super Sleigh, His Flying Reindeer, and Other Wonders
“You can’t keep a good legend down – at least when it comes to Santa. A Young skeptic named Stevie joins the ranks of Virginia and others who have questioned Old Saint Nick’s existence. With confidence and a tongue-in-cheek flair, Solheim (It’s Disgusting… View →
Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva
“The man who became Rabbi Akiva, a famous Jewish sage who lived during the first and second centuries C.E., started life as an illiterate shepherd. But his wife, Rachel, who married him despite her rich father’s objections, ‘knew that a man with such goodness in his heart,… View →
Zayde Babysits before Passover
“While Ruthie’s parents help Bubbe prepare to host the seder, Zayde makes his debut as Ruthie’s babysitter, guided by 10 instructions from Mommy. Humor emerges from the contrast between Sutton’s administrative-style text and Chappell’s naif illustrations as… View →
Big Bold Beautiful Me
“Body positivity shines through a jaunty rhyming text . . . . Individual examples are then followed by the hearty refrain ‘When I look in the mirror/ what do I see?// Big and bold and beautiful me!’ Burgett’s images effectively use mirrors to depict the kids’ attitude… View →
Grow Happy
“Creating and caring for a garden serves as an apt metaphor for self-care in this sensitive story from the father-daughter team of Lasser and Foster-Lasser. . . . Crinkly, textured papers bring pleasing warmth to Lyles’s mixed-media collages, creating an atmosphere of… View →
Not Every Princess
“The authors keep their messaging to a minimum; coupled with the emotion and humor in Docampo’s artwork, it goes a long way to helping the book feel like a book and not just a resource.”—Publisher’s Weekly View →
Ouch Moments: When Words Are Used in Hurtful Ways
“Genhart clearly articulates how, when bullying occurs, it can be hard to know what to do. He encourages readers to avoid responding in kind, practice kindness (both to themselves and others), and talk to adults. It’s a solid resource for conflict meditation in clinical or… View →
Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes Keleti
“The story of Hungarian Jewish Olympian Agnes Keleti (b. 1921) inspires in Bodin Cohen and Olitzky’s chronicle of how the gymnast persisted throughout WWII. The story opens with Keleti, the Hungarian national champion, being told that a new law… View →
Matzah Ball: A Passover Story
“Kahn’s soft-focus, warmly colored illustrations will gladden young baseball enthusiasts…this distinctive effort scores at least a triple.” View →
Passover Around the World
“Wolf’s soft impressionistic paintings and colorful maps sustain a festive mood and greatly compliment the book’s design…After reading this book, families may well want to add a new twist-or dish-to their own traditions.” View →
Sammy Spider's First Passover
“Using cut-paper artwork made festive by cheery patterns, Kahn depicts a contemporary human family…and a mother-son spider duo reminiscent of Eric Carle’s creations.” View →
The Seventh Day: A Shabbat Story
“Cohen’s text expresses a joyous mood of appreciating wonders provided by God and being mindful of giving thanks for such gifts. Hall’s mixed-media compositions swirl with color and energy.” View →
Abraham's Search for God
“Young readers will find much to connect with in Abraham’s curiosity about the world in the accessible text.” View →
Mendel's Accordion
“With a steady rhythm and a tone that fittingly hits joyous and sad notes, Hyde traces…an entertaining piece of history [for] young readers…” View →
Yom Kippur: A Family Service
“Kar-Ben…has published three new and distinctive High Holiday Services geared to the special interests and attention span of young children and their families. Printed in four colors with beautiful Hebrew calligraphy, full transliterations and English texts, the books’ artful… View →