Reviews
US Women's National Soccer Team: Winning On and Off the Field
Soccer is a sport that has steadily grown in popularity throughout the United States. At the same time, the U.S. Women’s National Team has experienced success and accolades for the medals they have won in both the Olympics and the FIFA Women’s World… View →
Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
“Medina’s digital illustrations have a sumptuous risograph-like quality, rendering a floral motif alongside images of “Tres Hermanas” working powerfully in concert. An author’s note and glossary conclude."—Publishers Weekly View →
On the Hunt with Eagles
“From the cover, this book inspires awe, showing as it does the magnificent wing span of a bird of prey as it swoops down to catch its meal. Close-up, color photographs and text focus on the Steller sea eagle and the harpy eagle. Information about physical characteristics, diet,… View →
On the Hunt with Grizzly Bears
“Canine teeth that are long and sharp are one of the features of this predator, the grizzly bear. This book begins with a description of the fierce grizzly, then continues with its physical characteristics and features that make it a top predator in the food chain. Read how the… View →
José and the Pirate Captain Toledano
Inspired by the 2017 short film The Pirate Captain, Arnon Shorr and Joshua Edelglass bring an exciting, kid friendly version of this story of Jewish Pirates. José can read and write and is called “an educated freak.” He is a kid trying to figure out where he fits in and becomes even more View →
Ava, a Sephardic Jewish girl, and Nadeem, her Muslim cousin, are best friends. After Ava and Nadeem are bullied at school, a mysterious button helps them travel back in time to medieval Morocco where they learn more about their roots and begin to take pride in their unique identities;… View →
A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah
A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah (by Nancy Churnin with illustrations by Yevgenia Nayberg) begins with Henrietta Szold’s birth in Baltimore in 1860. The book covers Szold’s achievements even before and beyond the Hadassah era (who knew that Szold… View →
Notes from a Sickbed
“Tessa Brunton generously shares with us not only her struggle of living with a chronic, little-understood disease, but also her go-to skills for coping: a sharp wit and a rich, fabulously intricate inner life. And her drawings are gorgeous!” —Rob Kirby, author-artist,… View →
Notes from a Sickbed
“This book is a gorgeous and necessary addition to the canon of graphic medicine.” —Nicole Georges, author-artist, Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir View →
Notes from a Sickbed
“Being stuck at home on the couch with an endless illness should be an absolute nightmare, but somewhere between Tessa’s unruly imagination and her dark sense of humor, she’s created a surprisingly exciting, funny, and strangely uplifting world. A truly unique and… View →
37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939
37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939 is highly recommended and includes an author’s note with historical background and a useful timeline of events." — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
The Singer and the Scientist
“This highly recommended story includes an informative author’s note about the social activism of the book’s subjects.” — Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council View →
Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place
Best suited for those already familiar with Frank’s story; includes an author’s note, bibliography, and further reading." — Publishers Weekly View →
Miriam at the River
“An enlightening note at the end of the book includes the biblical story on which this book is based, with mention of the three times in Miriam’s life where water is significant” — Anne Dublin, retired librarian of Holy Blossom Temple and author of A Cage Without Bars… View →
Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom
“With few words on each page, a modern Sephardic family prepares for and then celebrates Shabbat while introducing a variety of Ladino words. This is a fun and new concept for a board book. The illustrations are charming. All males are wearing kippot. The publisher notes that both… View →
In the Jerusalem Forest
Inspired by “The Pond,” a Hayim Nahman Bialik poem, this lovely picture book tells of a mother and daughter’s walk in a forest near Jerusalem. As they walk past a small pond, the girl observes their reflections in the pond, looking the same, but upside down. As the wind picks up, the… View →
A Scarf for Keiko
“It’s 1942 in Los Angeles and Sam’s older brother, Mike, is fighting in the war. Sam and his classmates are knitting socks for soldiers, but Sam is a terrible knitter. However, his Japanese American neighbor, Keiko, can easily produce a perfect pair of socks. Keiko is in Sam’s… View →
A Scarf for Keiko
“In this WWII home front–set picture book, a boy’s class is knitting socks for U.S. soldiers overseas, though Sam, the frustrated protagonist, is skilled only at tangling his wool into knots. Keiko, an expert knitter, is his classmate and neighbor; she’s… View →
A Scarf for Keiko
“It’s 1942 and America is at war with the Empire of Japan. Sam’s elementary school class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don’t want anything to do with her because the Japanese have… View →
Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby
“Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby is highly recommended for children ages 3 to 8, as well as for anyone who loves the original song, and for fans of distinguished picture book art. An author’s note describes the song’s origin and a scannable QR code is View →
Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby
“Redheaded Bella hears night noises and heads to her mother, who explains that the source is a little white goat who runs a store under Bella’s bed. The child is intrigued: ‘Will he have a red bicycle?’ she asks. ‘You never know,’ Mama says. Returning to her View →
Pavel and the Tree Army
“In a setting featuring the Civilian Conservation Corps, Hyde (Shanghai Sukkah) tells a foundational American story of a struggling immigrant who encounters prejudice but finds his way. Pavel is beset with worry after leaving the bread lines of Depression-era New York City View →
Light the Menorah!: A Hanukkah Handbook
“For those looking for a more serious take on Hanukkah rituals, this self-described handbook serves as a meaningful ‘manual for the contemporary Jewish family.’ The author posits that the ‘Hanukkah rituals are worth thinking about’ and offers useful poems… View →
A Scarf for Keiko
“An act of kindness during World War II still resonates today as a boy reaches out to a girl whom the government does not consider a suitable or loyal American citizen. The United States has entered World War II and Sam’s class in Los Angeles is knitting socks for soldiers.… View →