Tagged: Apples & Honey Press

Mighty Mic­ah by Jane Yolen

Mighty Mic­ah by Jane Yolen

Illustrator: Steliyana Done­va Micah loved the noise maker, called a gragger, that he used at his family’s Purim party. With it they celebrated the defeat of the wicked Haman, a bully from biblical times...

Matzah Man to the Rescue! by Eric Kimmel

Matzah Man to the Rescue! by Eric Kimmel

Illustrator: Charlie Fowkes In this comedic graphic novel, Eric Kimmel delivers a light-hearted journey to spotlight Passover traditions from around the world. It’s Passover Eve, and Matzah Man is ready to answer the call....

Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur by David Sher­rin

Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur by David Sher­rin

Illustrator: Martín Morón In this fractured fairy tale mash-up that explains the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Bid Bad Wolf struggles to understand whether he has the capacity for change, and in the process...

The Inside Name by Randi Sonenshine

The Inside Name by Randi Sonenshine

Illustrator: Gina Capaldi Felipe has a secret. He and his family are conversos—Jews forced to convert to Christianity after 1497 but who maintained their Jewish identities and practices behind closed doors. Even his real...

Tzimmes for Tzipporah by Megan Hoyt

Tzimmes for Tzipporah by Megan Hoyt

Illustrator: Christine Battuz This count down to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah explores life and celebration on a family farm through the eyes of a young girl allowed to help with preparations for...