Reviews
Hillel Builds a House
“Hillel Builds a House is the perfect book to read, and reread, throughout the year.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
It's Challah Time!: 20th Anniversary Edition
“Included is a recipe and the Shabbat blessings, making this the perfect story to share with children every Friday evening.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
Clarence's Topsy-Turvy Shabbat
" The story continues with Clarence bringing home a bunny instead of honey and the narrator chastises him, drawing the reader into fun." — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
There Was a Young Rabbi: A Hanukkah Tale
“The story is sprinkled liberally with all the beloved traditions, from dreidels, chocolate gelt, and a warm family gathering at the end. Children will delight in repeating each verse as it gets longer and longer.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
Hard Hat Cat!
“A happy surprise ends this fun story of caring and friendship.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
Judah Touro Didn't Want to be Famous
“True tzedakah was a gift from the heart and needed no recognition.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
Shalom Bayit
“A great first book about animals and a relaxing book to read at naptime or bedtime.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
Miriam at the River
Miriam at the River will be a treasured book during Passover and all throughout the year." — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
I Love Matzah
“A yummy addition to your holiday bookshelf.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
Alligator Seder
“Alligator Seder is definitely a book to enjoy now, and to revisit on Passover.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
You're the Cheese in My Blintz
“Settle into your coziest chair, share a nosh, and enjoy this book with your little one!” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
My Sister Is Sleeping
“The big sister in this story tells of all the wonderful things she will be able to do with her baby sister once she finally wakes up.” — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World View →
A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale
SAN DIEGO – Ah, the joys of time travel! San Diego author Marcia Berneger, a retired teacher, uses this device to imaginatively retell… View →
“Yale Strom is an internationally-acclaimed musician and a professor at San Diego State University; he is also a gifted story-teller. His publisher, Kar-Ben, specializes in Jewish-themed children’s books, and the collaboration here of writer, artist, and publisher is ideal. View →
She's a Mensch!: Jewish Women Who Rocked the World
“The book is beautifully presented.”—San Diego Jewish Book World View →
Light the Menorah!: A Hanukkah Handbook
“Should become a standard for the holiday.”―San Diego Jewish World View →
Tyrannosaurus Tsuris: A Passover Story
“This book teaches not only about some of the Passover traditions, it also teaches children about the many different kinds of dinosaurs that roamed the earth. Imagine, they were all Jewish!”—San Diego Jewish World View →
Rebecca's Prayer for President Lincoln
“This book for children ages 5-9 tells of a Jewish family whose father lost a hand fighting for the Union in the Civil War, referencing the story of Jews having been slaves in Egypt to connect with the father explaining that he had a moral imperative to free African-Americans from… View →
This Is Not a Cholent
“Teaches children to try different tasting food. Emphasizes the theme that diversity enriches our lives.”—San Diego Jewish World View →
Oy, Santa!: Or, There's a Latke to Learn about Hanukkah
This book will help children, especially those growing up in interfaith families, to differentiate the two holidays which typically abut each other in December . . . [and] may teach Jewish children that it’s okay to know about other religions, respecting their… 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 →
Counting on Naamah: A Mathematical Tale on Noah's Ark
“[F]amiliarize children between the ages of 4 and 8 with mathematical concepts while delighting them with stories of animals at work and play on the famous Ark.”—San Diego Jewish Book World View →