Reviews
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Everybody's Book: The Story of the Sarajevo Haggadah
“By celebrating the Sarajevo Haggadah’s value as both a guide to family seders and a priceless work of art, Linda Leopold Strauss and Tim Smart demonstrate how this sacred book became important even to those outside its traditions.”—Jewish Book Council View →
Totally Uncool
“The affectionately mannered style, wherein the characters’ faces and features are sweepingly outsize and sometimes blurred, walk an assured line between the childlike and the sophisticated.” —Publishers Weekly 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 →
A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?
“While this book may appear to be little more than a list of nouns, the witty zeal it brings to the task of enumeration makes this basic concept seem like plenty. . . Colored type highlights the nouns within the verse, which winds around the pictures in a bouncy typeface.… View →
To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb?
“Prosmitsky’s signature silly cats act and act and act! Aspiring writers will know by the end of this book that, ‘If it’s an action, it’s a verb!’” —Publishers Weekly View →
To The Point: A Story about E. B. White
“. . .enjoyable from cover to cover. . .” —Publishers Weekly View →
“Spare watercolors set the tone for this sage antiwar parable. Vaugelade carries the pacifist message both visually and textually. . .” —Publishers Weekly View →
Zayde Babysits before Passover
“Universal themes of grandparenting and family traditions make this a good addition to holiday collections.” — School Library Journal View →
“A great beginning guide to teach children how to eat right.” —Oneota Reading Journal View →
Louanne Pig in Making the Team, 2nd Edition
“. . .well suited for storytelling to young children and as read-alone material for slightly older readers.” —School Library Journal View →
Mallory on the Move
“Spinning a spry variation on a familiar theme, Friedman launches a series starring a spunky eight-year-old who is not happy about her family’s impending move. Readers will find her [Mallory] and Joey likable characters, worth revisiting.” … View →
The Bat-Chen Diaries
“Bat-Chen’s writings depict a truth and honesty that is as constant, heart-felt, sincere and hopeful as her desire for peace and her love for her family, friends and the ‘sacred splendor of Jerusalem.’” View →
My First Hebrew Word Book
“…lively, engaging and completely in tune with both the interest and the developmental stages of young children. Hurrah for My First Hebrew Word Book!” View →
No Rules for Michael
“No Rules for Michael is illustrated in bright cheerful colours. Preschool is a happy place where facial expressions tell their own story. In all, a charming picture storybook.” View →
Too Many Cooks: A Passover Parable
“A funny, cumulative story replete with ingredients kids know will be yucky, refrains they will love to act out and colourful, energetic pictures that make Too Many Cooks a welcome addition to Jewish storytelling for young children.” View →
It's Hanukkah Time!
“Coloured photographs of radiant faces, intense concentration, the fun of doing, the joy of achieving, the special love between grandchildren and grandparents—all that and more make It’s Hanukkah Time! a perfect book for preschoolers.” View →
Rosh Hashanah: A Family Service
“Whether these books are used for family services or as checklists for discussing the High Holidays with young children, they are a welcome, thought-provoking addition to the Jewish Kid Lit.” View →
Colors of Japan
“The soft, fluid, in some cases almost monochromatic pictures suit the narrative.” —School Library Journal View →