Reviews
Hanukkah Nights
“Gorgeously executed and a treat to read.” —Good Reads with Ronna View →
Pirate Passover
“I adore a jolly good pirate tale and this one’s got rollicking rhyme as well, making for a rewarding Passover read-aloud.”―Good Reads with Ronna View →
My Family Haggadah
“For the child perhaps still too little to ask comes this bright, informative board book introducing key elements of the Passover seder. The table is set with candles, wine, matzoh, and a full seder plate; juice is poured, hands are washed, the story of the Israelites’ escape View →
Debbie's Song
This picture biography will charm teachers, caregivers, and all who listen to Jewish music."―Jewish Book Council View →
Duct Tape Purim
“Anyone preparing to put on Purim spiels (plays) or deliver shalach manot will find inspiration in this exciting new book. It proves that it is possible to stick to traditions and renew them at the same time.”―Jewish Book Council View →
Do You Know about Insects?
“. . .these titles are colorful, fun, and engaging introductions to topics of broad appeal. . . Fun facts and lists of current further-reading sources make this set a great starting point for young researchers.” —School Library Journal… View →
Do You Know about Reptiles?
“. . .these titles are colorful, fun, and engaging introductions to topics of broad appeal. . . Fun facts and lists of current further-reading sources make this set a great starting point for young researchers.” —School Library Journal… View →
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Anansi and the Box of Stories: [A West African Folktale]
“Krensky’s retelling is simple and fast-moving, ably supported by Reeves’s illustrations.” —School Library Journal View →
Communication Then and Now
“Excellent, simple introductions to history that are just right for beginning readers.” — School Library Journal View →
Transportation Then and Now
“Excellent, simple introductions to history that are just right for beginning readers.” — School Library Journal View →
Zhen Yu and the Snake
“A gripping tale that is enhanced with lively illustrations from Metallinou. Together the story and images make for a remarkable and unique picture book.”―Asian Review of Books View →
Hanukkah in Little Havana
“Vividly colored, high-energy illustrations and stereotype-breaking grandparents complete a delicious package. Now all we need is a recipe for buñuelos: a fried Hanukkah pastry in South America and the Caribbean.”―Jewish Book Council View →
My Name Is Hamburger
The title of Jacqueline Jules’s highly recommended new novel-in-verse reflects the ironies of growing up Jewish in a small southern town in the mid – twentieth century. Trudie Hamburger has loving parents and close friends. Her father’s German accent and her family’s… View →
Shoham's Bangle
“Shoham’s Bangle presents a slice of Jewish and Israeli history, but it is also filled with family feeling, nostalgia, and hope.”—Jewish Book Council View →
An Unbroken Chain: My Journey through the Nazi Holocaust
“Written with a good deal of emotion, the book is very affecting. A solid choice for Holocaust-memoir collections.” —School Library Journal View →
Hanukkah Nights
“Imagine the wonder children will experience on parents’ laps as they are exposed to such different techniques for designing the flames as dripping, scraping, stamping, crisscrossing, sponging, spattering, doodling, and brushing.” ―San Diego Jewish World View →
Objects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics
“With no apparent technical flaws, this book’s merits are many. . . this book’s clear and accessible expository style is captivating.” —Editor’s Choice, Science Books & Films View →
Why Does It Rain?
“The science about the water cycle is adequate and accurate.” —Science Books & Film View →
Hanukkah Nights
“Young ones will enjoy counting the colorful, glowing candles for each night of Hanukkah in Amalia Hoffman’s beautifully illustrated board book with its simple rhyming verse.”―Jewish Journal View →
Tizzy the Dizzy Dreidel
“This rhyming story is so much fun to read aloud that, like Tizzy, you’ll want to keep sharing it over the course of all eight days.” -Washington Parent View →
The Stars Will Be My Nightlight: A Sukkot Story
“Beautiful.”—Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle View →
Hanukkah Nights
“Colors and religion and board books all together? My kind of party!” —School Library Journal View →
The Topsy-Turvy Bus
“A fun story with an empowering message, The Topsy-Turvy Bus is a good addition to collections and storytimes; display this one with your Earth Day titles.”―Mom Read It View →
Mazal Bueno!
“So joyful and welcoming, there will be shouts of ‘Mazal bueno!’ in every preschool.”―starred, School Library Journal View →