Reviews
Brainteasers from Jewish Folklore
“Children will enjoy the challenge. . . illustrated with wonderfully humorous, delightfully expressive characterizations.” —Chicago Jewish Star View →
All About Yom Kippur
“Superbly illustrated with full-color, lush borders around the descriptive pages, and illustrations of the story characters on the folktale pages, the books call out to be picked up and perused. Text and illustration are a perfect complement.” —Chicago View →
“. . .a very appealing little book.” —Chicago Jewish Star View →
All About Rosh Hashanah
“Superbly illustrated with full-color, lush borders around the descriptive pages, and illustrations of the story characters on the folktale pages, the books [All About Rosh Hashanah, All About Yom Kippur] call out to be picked up and perused. Text and illustration are a perfect… View →
All About Passover
“. . .the authors tell the story, explain the basic concepts and rituals so that children can understand, but in a style that can refresh or inform a parent who may be uncertain about aspects of the holiday. Buy this book well before the seder so that you can go over the story… View →
Too Many Cooks: A Passover Parable
“. . .a thoroughly charming and humorous story, with illustrations to match, that will delight both children and adults.” —Chicago Jewish Star View →
“. . .excellent choices to begin a tot’s Jewish library.” —Chicago Jewish Star View →
Six Million Paper Clips: The Making of a Children's Holocaust Memorial
" . . . a unique project to memorialize the Shoah." —Chicago Jewish Star View →
“Frequent sidebars expand on period topics, and the appended source notes, bibliography, and suggested readings will be a boon to researchers.” —Book Links View →
The Girl-Son
“Induk Pahk was born in Korea in 1896, when girls did not go to school..[But] Induk’s widowed mother arranged to have the seventeen year-old child attend school disguised as a boy. . . .Children will be inspired by this fictionalized biography.” … View →
Where Do People Go When They Die?
“This thoughtful book. . . beautifully illustrated. . . fills a gaping void. . . It succeeds marvelously in offering a range of ways for children, and the adults in their lives, to think about death. The answers provided in this book are comforting, thought-provoking, and… View →
Apples and Pomegranates: A Rosh Hashanah Seder
“Decorative watercolor illustrations, along with a clean design, make the book attractive and user friendly. It’s easy to imagine a family, or any group, enjoying a Rosh Hashanah Seder with such engaging, stimulating guidance.” —Jewish Book… View →
Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel
“As seen through Sammy’s big, round eyes, Israel is a diverse, colorful, and meaningful place for Jews – just what one hopes preschoolers will grasp.” —Jewish Book World View →
Let's Visit Israel
“Through clear, winsome illustrations and a very short text, Israel is presented as a colorful, varied and beautiful country” —Jewish Book World View →
All About Passover
“. . .encompasses everything children need to know about Passover. . . This book is so packed full of information, families will find it a very useful guidebook that can accompany their adult seders.” —Jewish News of Greater Phoenix View →
The Opposites of My Jewish Year
“. . .provides light but not vacuous fare that makes for entertaining reading” —the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California View →
“Laced with lots of humor. . . it may be a book primary-grade kids may like to read themselves, though it also works as a read-aloud, shared experience. . .illustrations are wonderful.” —Jewish News Weekly of Northern California View →
Heirloom Cookbook: Recipes Handed Down by Jewish Mothers
“This practical collection doesn’t stray far from the traditional – Passover popovers to sponge cake.” —Jewish Western Bulletin View →
My Very Own Haggadah: A Seder Service for Young Children
“. . .still among the best Haggadot for the very young child.” —Jewish Woman View →
All About Rosh Hashanah
“Together the books [All About Rosh Hashanah, All About Yom Kippur] provide a wonderful basic library for youngsters 5 to 10 years of age. Every Jewish home library with children should have these books.” —Jewish World News View →
All About Yom Kippur
“Together the books [All About Rosh Hashanah, All About Yom Kippur] provide a wonderful basic library for youngsters 5 to 10 years of age. Every Jewish home library with children should have these books.” —Jewish World News View →
Apples and Pomegranates: A Rosh Hashanah Seder
“I LOVE this one!. . . it’s a wonderful way to bring a synagogue-based holiday into the home.” —Modern Jewish Mom View →
Passover Around the World
“Passover, a holiday celebrated by Jews of all walks of life throughout the world, is described with detailed explanations and colorful illustrations in this delightful book. . . Passover Around the World is a great addition to any home or school library.” … View →
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The Dragon Emperor: [A Chinese Folktale]
“These lively, fast-paced classic folktales, in a format that is easy to read, will appeal to young readers in grades two through five. Colorful illustrations matched to the text and a glossary also assist new readers in developing their skills.”… View →