Deborah’s Tree by Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Cosei Kawa Deborah has a gift; she can see the future As Deborah grows up, so do the date palms that surround her home. Under these trees, people come from far and wide...
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The 49 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in October 2022
Here is the list of the 49 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in October 2022. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
Mrs. Noah’s Doves by Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Alida Massari Mrs. Noah kept birds. She kept many a variety of birds, ravens and robins, eagles and eiders, cockatoos and crows. But out of all the birds she kept, her favorite were...
Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People
Historian Thomas Cahill argued that it was the Jewish people who invented the very concept of history as we know it. They were the first to perceive time not as an endless circle of...
Miriam at the River by Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Khoa Le Giving her baby brother a kiss, brave little Miriam places Moses’s basket into the river. With one quick push, she sends him into the water, hoping her wish will come true...
The Last Tsar’s Dragons by Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple
It is the waning days of the Russian monarchy. A reckless man rules the land and his dragons rule the sky. Though the Tsar aims his dragons at his enemies―Jews and Bolsheviks―his entire country...
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen
Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devil’s Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and...
Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible by Jane Yolen, Barbara Diamond Goldin
Illustrator: Vali Mintzi Old Testament stories center around men. Leaders, prophets, kings, and priests are all male. But hidden in the background are strong-willed, daring females. Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin’s masterful retellings...
