The Best Four Questions by Rachelle Burk
Illustrator: Mélanie Florian Marcy is finally old enough to ask The Four Questions at her family’s Passover seder. She’s sure when it’s her time to shine, her questions will be the best ever. Though...
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The Golden Bell by Tamar Sachs
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...
Where’s the Potty on This Ark? by Kerry Olitzky
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...
Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Missing Kiddush Cup by Judy Press
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...
Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby by Susan Tarcov
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....
An Unlikely Ballerina by Krystyna Poray Goddu
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...
The Edelweiss Pirates by Jennifer Elvgren
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...
And There Was Evening and There Was Morning by Ellen Kahan Zager & Harriet Cohen Helfand
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...
Pavel and the Tree Army by Heidi Smith Hyde
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...
A Scarf for Keiko by Ann Malaspina
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...
