Reviews
“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 →
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 →
The Numbers of My Jewish Year
“Part of the Very First Board Book series, this is a welcome addition to its companion board books, each delivering a basic concept in a holiday framework for the preschool crowd.” View →
“The illustrations are adorable, beautifully complementing the rhyming text…I highly recommend this book for preschool to grade 3 and everyone who has grandparents!” View →
Lots of Latkes: A Hanukkah Story
“The pleasant picture book communicates the joy of celebrating with friends.” View →
It's Hanukkah Time!
“This is an appealing and child-friendly book that will be welcome in Jewish early childhood classrooms and Jewish libraries serving young children.” View →
Sammy Spider's First Sukkot
“…Kahn’s colorful cut paper illustrations are similar in style to the pictures in the other Sammy Spider books. They enliven and enhance the text. This book is recommended for all libraries… it is simply written and colorfully illustrated and offers good descriptions of building and… View →
“Attractive, heavily-textured, full-color paintings adorn the story, written in a light, lively style and divided into short chapters. . . Private Joel and the Sewell Mountain Seder is an excellent addition to the genre.” —AJL… View →
"It is delighful, especially because of its superior color photographs, but also because the easy reader text covers the most important aspects of armadillos." —Appraisal View →
Three Jumps to Sorry: A Yom Kippur Story
“This short and sweet primer on saying sorry for one’s wrongs is a useful SEL selection for everyone.”―School Library Journal View →
Harriet and the Roller Coaster, 2nd Edition
“Children will be encouraged to brave new adventures, even if they’re scared, and learn not to be swayed by those who claim they’re not.” —Booklist View →
Presidents' Day
“The perfect book to introduce the skills of research and scholarship to young students.” —Bigfoot Valley News View →
All About Passover
“The bright colors and attention to detail make these books a joy to read. . . recommended not only for students beginning to learn about the holidays, but also for teachers and parents to use as guidelines for teaching children who have not yet been exposed to the holidays in… View →
It's Seder Time!
“. . .full of delightful photographs of young children enjoying the holiday of Passover.” —About Our Children View →