Reviews
A Temperate Forest Food Chain: A Who-Eats-What Adventure in North America
“This bright colorful book will attract young readers. The format will hold the readers’ interest as they move through the book following the notes. This is a great way to teach about the importance of food chains.” — View →
“Both of these small, square volumes feature lots of nice, bright pictures, many taken from unusual angles [Earthmovers and Trains].” —Booklist View →
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story
“Taylor and Nicola complement this lesser-known survival story with descriptions of their own exploration of the caves and recovered artifacts, interviews with survivors, and a blend of modern-day and period photographs.” —Book Links View →
“In this fun picture book strewn with information about the Shabbos, . . . repetitive fairy tale elements will have children giggling and guessing at what happens next.” —Publishers Weekly View →
Read Anything Good Lately?
“From ‘an atlas at the airport’ to ‘a yoga book in the yard’ and ‘the zodiac at the zoo,’ a little girl moves playfully along through biography, comics, dictionary, encyclopedia, magazine, poetry, quotations, recipes, and a variety of genres.… View →
Counting on Naamah: A Mathematical Tale on Noah's Ark
“. . . [A] pretty darn good combination of classic tale and mathical mathiness.”—Betsy Bird View →
Sammy Spider's First Haggadah
“…this Haggadah shouts out for little hands to hold it and turn its delightful pages.” View →
Sammy Spider's First Purim
“This is a charming book, illustrated in bold, vivid colors that perfectly express the warmth of the story.” View →
Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale
“Genuinely clever rhymes, several cuts above the jingles used in so many picture books, tell the story of an extended family’s raucous eight nights of Hanukkah.” —AJL View →
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story
“Deserving of the over-used term “unique”…Priest’s Grotto is highly recommended." View →
“This masterful rendition of the ancient story of Ruth and Naomi will help make it accessible to younger readers, and will be enjoyed by adults and children.” View →
“This combination bible story and recipe book succeeds through its breezy narrating tone and its ethnic foods…Older readers will like the hip and slightly fresh tone of voice and, thus, will like rereading the stories.” View →
The Shabbat Box
“A thoroughly delightful portrayal of children, a family, a teacher and her class, and the empowering example of a small child solving a problem without adult help is given through the words and pictures of this charming story.” View →
The Shapes of My Jewish Year
“The entire series, enhanced by these new books, should be part of every Jewish early childhood collection and classroom.” View →
Fishman, Jon M. Football Superstar Tom Brady Biog. Bumba Bks.: Sports Superstars Series. Lerner, 01/2019. 24pp. PLB $26.65 978-1-5415-3849-8, PB $8.99 978-1-5415-4577-9 LOW ADDITIONAL View →
Danger at Sand Cave
“Ransom effectively conveys Arly’s frustration but refrains from turning his foolhardy act into a dramatic rescue and sticks with the historical conclusion of the event. Schofield’s watercolor illustrations on each page reflect the action and convey a strong sense of… View →
Brainteasers from Jewish Folklore
“. . .chock-full of short, clever tales that will amuse, challenge and delight its readers.” —San Diego Jewish Times View →
Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes Keleti
“Keleti’s life experiences will captivate new generations of readers while simultaneously teaching important history lessons.” – School Library Journal 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 →
Dreidel Day
“Young kids will spin, bounce and tumble their way through Hanukkah along with a lively kitty in this delightful board book that glows like the colors of a box of holiday candles. Little ones can count out loud with each double-page spread that features one word and one number and… View →
The World Needs Beautiful Things
“Artistic passion and talent are rewarded in this delightful rendition of Exodus 31 when God tells Moses that He has chosen Bezalel, whom he endowed with a divine spirit in every kind of craft, to build the Mishkan. The picture book shows these talents. Bezalel starts as a young… View →
Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah
“This most imaginative and beautifully illustrated book will fast become a holiday charmer.” View →
Matzah Ball: A Passover Story
“…a thoroughly modern book filled with Jewish tradition and richly illustrated baseball scenes that transport the reader right into the stadium.” View →