New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Anna Kubaszewska Mommy, can you stop the rain? Daddy, can you shush the thunder? Can grown-ups take away a scary storm? No, says Mommy, I cannot stop the rain. No, says Daddy, I...
Illustrator: Amberin Huq A child s fear is sweetly tempered by the support of an older sister’s comforting, natural solution. A retelling a much-loved story, complete with new illustrations. His big sister Naomi is...
Illustrator: Vivian Mineker The weather in Noah’s neighborhood was terrible. It rained and rained and rained. It looked like it would never stop! Noah and his family crowded on board the ark. The animals...
The weather in Noah’s neighborhood was terrible. It rained and rained and rained. It looked like it would never stop! Noah and his family crowded on board the ark. The animals got seasick. The...
Illustrator: Tiphanie Beeke Kukurikuuu! squawks the rooster. Meowwwww! yowls the cat. ZZZZZZzzzzzzz buzzes the mosquito… It is the end of a hot, dry summer, and Mrs. Strauss just can’t fall asleep. “SHEKET! QUIET!” But...
Illustrator: Steven Brown The Wise Men of Chelm stories are retold for a new generation by award-winning author Eric Kimmel. An appealing chapter book format and humorous, edgy illustration combine with a timeless old...
Christine Battuz (Illustrator) Jackie and Jesse and Joni and Jae walked down to the river one fine autumn day. Neighbors and friends and the rabbi went too. There was something called tashlich they needed...
Illustrator: Jennifer Naalchigar A clever story about two rival families and a Rosh Hashanah cake recipe. Saralee Siegel has a super nose she can smell things like no one’s business. Her Zadie says that...
Readers young and old will revel in the extraordinary, layered and artful images Koffsky has created for this lyrical story. It pairs each day of Creation with a color. On the first day, God...
Illustrator: Maya Shleifer Separated from her family, Ruthi struggles to find hope in this universal story of loss and love, by holding tight to a childhood promise.
A Karakas Speaks by C.M. Kosemen
The Nazi, the Princess, and the Shoemaker: My Father’s Holocaust Odyssey by Scott M. Neuman
Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered by Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Global Jewish Foodways: A History by Hasia R. Diner & Simone Cinotto