New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Yossi Abolafia Translator: Nancy Wellins In biblical times, Itamar, the tailor’s son, has carefully carried the High Priest’s robe—with its little golden bells sewn onto the hem—home for his father to mend. But...
Illustrated by Abigail TompkinsUh-oh! The animals need to go. Not just on a journey on Noah’s Ark, but to the potty, too! Noah’s wife, Naamah, helps each animalowl, giraffe, monkey, raccoon, and even elephantgo...
Illustrated by Erica-Jane Waters Fourth grader Peninaaka Pinkyis a Yankees fan, an older sister, and Brooklyn’s greatest kid detective. With the help of her pet cat DJ, her best pal Lucy Chang, and her...
Sonia Sánchez, illustrator Scribble-scrabble. Scribble-scrabble. What is the noise coming from under Annie’s bed? It’s a little white goat, says her mother. Together mother and child create a fantastical adventure in an imaginary world....
Illustrator: Cosei Kawa Young Lily Marks loves to stand on her tiptoes. When her parents notice weakness in her legs, her doctor suggests dancing lessons to strengthen them. Lily falls in love with balletbut...
Illustrator: Daniela Stamatiadi In Germany in 1938, playing and dancing to jazz music is forbidden. The Hitler Youth patrol the night streets looking for anyone who breaks the rules. Albert is a member of...
The world began when God said “Light,” And changed the world from dark to bright. Gentle rhyming couplets tell the story of how God created the world, describing six days of work fashioning everything...
Illustrated by Elisa Vavouri Pavel is a new American, excited about his new country. When his rabbi tells him that the Civilian Conservation Corps is hiring young people, Pavel is thrilled. As a member...
Illustrator: Merrilee Liddiard It’s 1942. Sam’s class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don’t want anything to do with...
Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player. He’s Jewishvery unusual for the major leagues in the 1930shas a law degree, speaks several languages, and loves traveling the world. He also happens to be...
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