New Jewish Books
The Spectacular and Mostly True Adventures of Annie Kopchovsky Illustrator: Adriana Predoi Amazing Annie tells of one woman’s remarkable adventure as she cycled around the world, captivating local audiences along the way with fancifully...
Illustrator: Cinzia Battistel Is there a story behind Rembrandt’s famous painting of Queen Esther? In Rembrandt Chooses a Queen, the famous artist has a problem. He wants to paint a scene from the biblical...
Illustrator: Alisha Monnin Based on real events, this picture book for ages 5-8 dramatizes the story of young Haila, a Yemenite girl, who with her family was airlifted to safety by Alaska Airlines pilot...
Illustrator: Chiara Fedele Gebyanesh Addisu teams up with co-author Arlene Schenker to turn her experiences as a young immigrant struggling in a new and strange place into a universal story about the importance of...
Illustrator: Pedro Rodriguez The true story of the lifelong friendship between President Harry Truman and salesman Eddie Jacobson and its impact on the founding of Israel. This 48-page early chapter book biography for ages...
Illustrator: Naama Lahav In a story about community, problem-solving, and flexibility, young Benjy helps bring everyone together to share in the Passover holiday, even if it isn’t how they planned to hold their seder....
Illustrator: Erica J. Chen The beloved kitties from Jenna Waldman and Erica Chen’s Purr-im Time! are back to celebrate Passover in this bouncing, rhyming story for ages 3-6. One ear wiggles, then another, Passover...
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...
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....
Illustrator: John Baptist Tumuhaise Ugandan artist John Baptist Tumuhaise brings a Jewish Ugandan village to life in this story of a young girl who is distracted from her Shabbat preparation chores by the lure...
