Nuri and the Whale by Ronit Chacham
Illustrator: Moran Yogev Every day young Nuri makes his way to the sea shore to eat some bread and throw a piece into the waves. He does so because his father told him to...
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Lights in the Night by Chris Barash
Illustrator: Maya Shleifer In this charming picture book for young children, the magic of Shabbat is celebrated through light. As the sun goes down on a Friday evening and darkness descends, different sources of...
But Perhaps, Just Maybe… by Tuvia Dikman Oro
Translator: Gilah Kahn-HoffmannIllustrator: Menahem Halberstadt “But perhaps, just maybe.” suggested Hedgehog, “Mr Billy Goat saw a big hole in the road and sealed it off so no one would fall in.” A beautifully-illustrated picture...
In the Market of Zakrobat by Ori Elon
Translator: Shira AtikIllustrator: Menahem Halberstadt Baltosar lives in a giant fortress in the town of Zakrobat. Despite owning thirteen boxes of gold, he prides himself on how frugally he lives. Yosef, Baltosar’s neighbour, is...
The Fabulous Tale of Fish & Chips by Helaine Becker
Illustrator: Omer Hoffmann Joseph Malin loves his grandmother’s fried fish, which she makes according to an old family recipe. It’s so good, he thinks he might be able to make some money from it;...
The Seventh Handmaiden by Judith Pransky
Darya does not remember how she came to be a slave or who she was before she was bought by an army captain for his motherless daughter in the ancient Persian city of Susa....
Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes by Michael Leventhal
Jewish Chocolate Recipes from around the World Discover the history of chocolate in Jewish food and culture with this unique recipe book, bringing together individual recipes from more than fifty noted Jewish bakers. This...
Gottika by Helaine Becker
Illustrator: Vero Navarro 12-year-old Dany lives with his father, the scholarly Rob Judah, and his silent mother Rachel in the Stoon ghetto on the outskirts of Gottika. Under the ruthless Count Pol, the Stoon...
The Donkey and the Garden by Devora Busheri
Illustrator: Menahem Halberstadt When Akiva and his wife Rachel walk past a school one morning, Akiva looks in sadly. Unlike the children, he has never learned to read or write. ‘Wouldn’t you like to...
Lenny and Benny by Naama Benziman
Lenny lives on the edge of the forest. He spends his days tending his roses, drinking cocoa and practicing for jumping competitions. He can jump further than anyone in the forest; not even the...
