New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Juliana Oakley Based on the true story of luthiers who repair Holocaust-era violins. Papa plays beautiful music on the violin, sometimes quick and lively and sometimes slow and sorrowful. But one night, there...
Illustrator: Amanda Quartey When Althea Gibson first dreamed of joining the big American tennis leagues, she was denied because she was Black. Angela Buxton dreamed of joining the best tennis clubs in Britain, but...
Illustrator: Anita Barghigiani In the Garden of Eden, as soon as God buried Vegetables in the ground, and put Fruits on trees and vines, the Fruits began to argue among themselves. “I am hardiest,”...
Illustrator: Laura Barella Each night when she says her prayers, Rebecca thinks of her Papa who lost a hand while fighting in President Lincoln’s war. He still believes the war was righteous: “We Jews,...
In the spring of 1973, Melanie Adler desperately wants to be accepted by the Shimmers, the popular kids in her class. But the secret of her mother’s PTSD stands in the way. As hard...
Illustrator: Monica Garofalo Noah is building an ark and Lionel and Dolores, a pair of hedgehogs, are there to make sure the plan goes off without a hitch. “But you’re so tiny,” Noah says,...
Illustrator: Cinzia Battistel A garden is a prayer. It is also a promise. In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy and a Muslim boy are best friends. Jacob and Hassan play together every day...
Illustrator: Camila Carrossine The exercises in this book use everyday Jewish items to inspire mindfulness in children. Imagine you have a piece of fresh challah in one hand and a spoonful of hot chicken...
Illustrator: Roxana de Rond This is a book about bupkes: nothing, zero, zilch. Sometimes, though, what looks like nothing turns out to be the most important thing of all. An empty garden seems like...
Illustrator: Sofia Moore As a child, Isaac Mayer Wise loved to study. Words were like magic keys that could unlock new worlds. He had big ideas and big dreams. Becoming a rabbi, he thought...
